Rick-An Ordinary Fool
Well-Known Member
I have a few questions about my turntable and hope anyone can help. I've had it about 8 yrs now and bought it used from a local record dealer. It was in perfect condition when I bought it and the dealer put on a new needle cartridge when I bought it. It is a Technics SL-Q350 Direct Drive Auto Turntable, it has the light in the left corner that when you hit the start button the platter turns and the corner light shines on the record. That's a cool feature.
The table is still in great shape and working fine...(knock on wood). I was wondering at what point should I change the needle cartidge, how long are they suppose to last? Like I said this one has been on for about 8 yrs and doesn't get excessive play. I also have a record doctor vacuum cleaner so all my records are clean, my turntable does not play any dirty records.
The type of cartridge I have is a Audio Technica AT3482P, it is a P type, there is 1 screw that goes into the side of the cartridge. I priced a replacement on Amazon and it is not very expensive at all, like $20.00. Since I don't have any manuals for this used turntable I don't have much to go on except the model of the player and the current needle that is on there now.
If it's playing fine should I consider replacing and if so is there a better P cartridge out there that I should consider besides what I already have? The tone arm looks in perfect condition, I'd really rather not mess with that since I don't know what I would be doing. The cartridge I could change as it seems to be just that 1 screw.
Thanks in advance.
The table is still in great shape and working fine...(knock on wood). I was wondering at what point should I change the needle cartidge, how long are they suppose to last? Like I said this one has been on for about 8 yrs and doesn't get excessive play. I also have a record doctor vacuum cleaner so all my records are clean, my turntable does not play any dirty records.
The type of cartridge I have is a Audio Technica AT3482P, it is a P type, there is 1 screw that goes into the side of the cartridge. I priced a replacement on Amazon and it is not very expensive at all, like $20.00. Since I don't have any manuals for this used turntable I don't have much to go on except the model of the player and the current needle that is on there now.
If it's playing fine should I consider replacing and if so is there a better P cartridge out there that I should consider besides what I already have? The tone arm looks in perfect condition, I'd really rather not mess with that since I don't know what I would be doing. The cartridge I could change as it seems to be just that 1 screw.
Thanks in advance.