Great video! Perhaps a good follow-up video would be: How to identify the type of stylus cartridge needed for replacement. Of course this will be listed in the owner's manual of the the turntable, but such documents have a tendency to get misplaced or lost over the years.
@@rookmaster7502 it can be tricky, especially if it's a vintage cartridge. The first thing to do is tro try to find some markings or inscriptions in the stylus plastic housing and on the cartridge, normally there's a brand logo, the brand name or a model number. If there are no markings or inscriptions it gets trickier; you'll need to search in UA-cam and in Google "when do you replace a turntable stylus" and you'll see a ton of results and compare your cartridge/stylus visually to the thumbnails to try to identify it. What's the brand and model of your turntable? that can also help because often they come with a standard cartridge. Good luck! 👍
@@rookmaster7502 Whats so hard to find? Type in the cart in google and check the specs. Unless its 20+ years old you wont have an issue finding the stylus and if it is just buy a new cart.
I definitely needed this video because I've been using a Grado Black1 since August 2017 and a Nagaoka MP-110 for almost a year now. I'm tempted to replace the stylus on both but I feel the Black1 is due for a Green replacement stylus whereas the MP-110 can still go a while. The Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 is brand new for me and has less than 10 LPs worth of use, all clean of course.
Hey, how about using a mechanical counter (a.k.a. clickers) and increase it every time you listen to a side of a record, whole record, song, etc? Or you can get an electronic chronograph dedicated just to the play time, or something fun like that 😃 it will make the experience even more involving
@@roderrickastley9122 you could, there are very cheap electronic microscopes on Amazon that work great for this, and you connect them to your computer or your phone 😃
("Sgt.J."). "I, haven't watched this video yet. But, plan on it.". Where can you, get older type turn table? I, actually miss B.s.r. &, Gerard. Lol. Pickering. Empire.
Great video up until 1:35 You dont just listen, thats terribly unreliable. When you hear problems audibly things have already been bad for a while. Depending on the stylus profile you will hear Sibilance even when its brand new as well. The only valid way to do this method is to have a spare stylus to always compare against and even then you should keep track of the hours somewhat. Heres how you do it. Get a clicker counter, you can get one as a free app as well. Add +1 to every side played and divide by 3 to get the hours. 1500 clicks / sides = 500 hours. No stylus should be casually played without inspection after 500 hours and many should be replaced before this like conicals and ellitpicals.
Great video! Perhaps a good follow-up video would be: How to identify the type of stylus cartridge needed for replacement. Of course this will be listed in the owner's manual of the the turntable, but such documents have a tendency to get misplaced or lost over the years.
Got Google? It works! LOL.
@@BubbaBigDude But some information is not so easy to find. This is one of them.
@@rookmaster7502 it can be tricky, especially if it's a vintage cartridge. The first thing to do is tro try to find some markings or inscriptions in the stylus plastic housing and on the cartridge, normally there's a brand logo, the brand name or a model number. If there are no markings or inscriptions it gets trickier; you'll need to search in UA-cam and in Google "when do you replace a turntable stylus" and you'll see a ton of results and compare your cartridge/stylus visually to the thumbnails to try to identify it. What's the brand and model of your turntable? that can also help because often they come with a standard cartridge. Good luck! 👍
@@rookmaster7502 Whats so hard to find? Type in the cart in google and check the specs. Unless its 20+ years old you wont have an issue finding the stylus and if it is just buy a new cart.
I definitely needed this video because I've been using a Grado Black1 since August 2017 and a Nagaoka MP-110 for almost a year now. I'm tempted to replace the stylus on both but I feel the Black1 is due for a Green replacement stylus whereas the MP-110 can still go a while. The Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 is brand new for me and has less than 10 LPs worth of use, all clean of course.
Thanks a million! You've elevated what I've been doing with my 2 techniques mk12 forever
Short sweet on point.
Well done.
This video makes me wish my turntable had a meter on it that I could reset after replacing the needle.
Hey, how about using a mechanical counter (a.k.a. clickers) and increase it every time you listen to a side of a record, whole record, song, etc? Or you can get an electronic chronograph dedicated just to the play time, or something fun like that 😃 it will make the experience even more involving
How about visual inspection using microscope?
but not everyone has a microscope
@@roderrickastley9122 you could, there are very cheap electronic microscopes on Amazon that work great for this, and you connect them to your computer or your phone 😃
@@JoeOrber that's another expense 😆
@@roderrickastley9122 I agree, but since it's cheap and you can use it for many other things, I'd say it's a good investment 😉
No way, you need way too strong magnification and you have no idea what to look for without the know how.
Thanks.
How to know when to change your break shoes? Erm... Before you need to
How often do you think a stylus needs replacing?
("Sgt.J."). "I, haven't watched this video yet. But, plan on it.". Where can you, get older type turn table? I, actually miss B.s.r. &, Gerard. Lol. Pickering. Empire.
You can find some in thrift stores, good will or garage sales, but it's a game of luck
Great video up until 1:35
You dont just listen, thats terribly unreliable. When you hear problems audibly things have already been bad for a while. Depending on the stylus profile you will hear Sibilance even when its brand new as well. The only valid way to do this method is to have a spare stylus to always compare against and even then you should keep track of the hours somewhat.
Heres how you do it. Get a clicker counter, you can get one as a free app as well. Add +1 to every side played and divide by 3 to get the hours. 1500 clicks / sides = 500 hours. No stylus should be casually played without inspection after 500 hours and many should be replaced before this like conicals and ellitpicals.