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[sixthsense]

<Strokes knee-length beard, and casts eyes lovingly back to childhood >

The early turntables after 45/33rpm vinyl was inroduced were dual speed. They also had two styluses. One had to flip the lever for either 78rpm or 33rpm. 78rpm styluses where much more chunky: shellac discs had, previously, been played with needles.

Later, diamond styluses were somewhat elite, so it is possible to encounter a "flip" type cartridge with two 33rpm styluses --- to last twice as long.

IIRC --- applies to all the above! I'd completely forgotten that "singles" were 45rpm!

The TT can do all 3 speeds 33/45/78. Yes the cartridge can be flipped over sideways, but I have no clue what the flip over would do. Never tried it fearing it might break it and then I'll loose even the current playback facility of the TT. Looking at your response it might be for 33 rpm records, as I own none I never needed to flip it. Maybe you can enlighten more.

Edit: I've all 3 speeds, the small ones are 45 and couple are 33 and they all play fine with the TT, so your theory about flipping doesn't hold good. Maybe flipping sideways is for taking out the cartridge ?

 

[reubensm]

Hi

I've got this Philips 533 Turntable (make year - 1970) with me. Got some old records which i listen to occasionally. I like to listen to it with the speaker it came with and have not connected it to my amp yet. I think it's ought to remain the way it is and i like the way it sounds.

Wow!! this record player brings back memories. We had one of these in our school (Loyola/Trivandrum) and it used to be used extensively for playing music during the noon interval and on special occassions. I still remember standing by this turntable, watching it play Jim Reeves Christmas Album for our Christmas celebration at school, I may have been about 6 or 7 years old at the time, 1979/1980. The funny thing was, only a few new how to wire this record player to the amplifier. The peons just used to place a mic near the speaker and have the sound fed through the public address system. Great memories. I still remember this turntable when I listen to my Jim Reeves 12 Songs for Christmas LP

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

The TT can do all 3 speeds 33/45/78. Yes the cartridge can be flipped over sideways, but I have no clue what the flip over would do. Never tried it fearing it might break it and then I'll loose even the current playback facility of the TT. Looking at your response it might be for 33 rpm records, as I own none I never needed to flip it. Maybe you can enlighten more.

Edit: I've all 3 speeds, the small ones are 45 and couple are 33 and they all play fine with the TT, so your theory about flipping doesn't hold good. Maybe flipping sideways is for taking out the cartridge ?

Any chance of a close up photo of the stylus/cartridge?

I may have completely misunderstood you. For playing 78s as well as 33/45, it is the stylus alone that flips, not the cartridge, which would be fixed. There are two styluses; the one in use will point down, the other will point up, and a small arm will project to the side, which is turned to the other side to change the stylus.

 

[haisaikat]

Finally I received my vinyl cleaning solution and brushes yesterday purchased from amazon.co.uk and carried by a friend, could not import though shipper due to restricvtion on import of liquids, okay if someone carries for personal use while travelling back to India.

Two bottles of liquid with sprayer and one carbon brush and one velvet brush.

Here is the composition of the liquid as written on the bottles
Propan-2-ol, <5% anionic surfactant,

Will post cleaning performance soon.

 

[entsurgeon]

haisaikat how much did u pay for shipping and for carbonfibler brush?
@all, i ve been told carbon fiber brush is used to prevent statics from building up on lp. now what if i use a regular brush to clean/wash vinyls and then remove all statics by earthing?

 

[nraghunadh]

My DIY Turntable
Tonearm, DD motor and platter from Cosmic Cogram

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[sachu888]

It looks very good.Can you share more pics of your build?

Regards,
Sachin

 

[haisaikat]

haisaikat how much did u pay for shipping and for carbonfibler brush?
@all, i ve been told carbon fiber brush is used to prevent statics from building up on lp. now what if i use a regular brush to clean/wash vinyls and then remove all statics by earthing?

carbon brush cost me around 10 pounds but I am not much happy, seems a bit lacking on desity of the fibres, would have been pleased if fibre count had been more.

 

[jls001]

@entsurgeon: normal paint brush does not clean small particles that cling to record surface due to attraction caused by static.

Buy ProJect antistatic brush from Nova Audio Mumbai. 750 bucks.

 

[jls001]

@nraghunadh: great build!!! How does it sound?

 

[nraghunadh]

@nraghunadh: great build!!! How does it sound?

Its sounding very good, I am using Shure M75ED cart, and ED T2 Stylus.

 

[svaze]

@entsurgeon: normal paint brush does not clean small particles that cling to record surface due to attraction caused by static.

Buy ProJect antistatic brush from Nova Audio Mumbai. 750 bucks.

Is that the most recent price of the brush? I ask because just last week I purchased one for 1200 bucks here in Pune :sad:

 

[jls001]

Is that the most recent price of the brush? I ask because just last week I purchased one for 1200 bucks here in Pune :sad:

Yes. Bought two last Sat (ProJect brand). Which brand did you buy?

 

[tek]

I don't like those Project brushes.. I have one I bought from Nova and I don't use it at all anymore. I picked up the Sleeve City record brush which is modeled after the Hunt EDA brush which is outstanding. Truly the best dry brush i've ever used.

 

[entsurgeon]

tek tek... please elaborate your observation . i am value conscious but spending 1200 rs/ is better thn waqsting 700/- i have to buy the brush. whats wrong with project brush?

 

[svaze]

Yes. Bought two last Sat (ProJect brand). Which brand did you buy?

The one I bought was also ProJect It didn't come box packed. The seller told me that one box consists of 5 brushes so they sell them loose.

 

[tek]

Well I have both, and to compare:

The project brush seems to just spread the dust around the record. It does not clear the dust away from the record in my usage. I think the bristles are too soft to do any real cleaning.

The sleeve city/Hunt EDA brush is good because it has a velvet pad in between two shorter sets of bristles. What this does, is it loosens the dust and it gets collected on the velvet pad. This makes for MUCH more efficient cleaning. Granted, neither brush will be a 100% cleaning option, but the Sleevecity/Hunt EDA has nearly removed all dust from records, whereas I find the project one just makes my records dirtier.

Of course, this is just my humble opinion. There may be others who have the exact opposite feeling!

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Speaking as an old guy with an old turntable and some old LPs, I recently found out (my last batch of digitising) that a microfibre cloth wrapped around something soft works wonders.

For those old LPs that really need a good cleaning, it can be moistened with Isopropyl alcohol and water mix --- a recipe I learnt here only recently. Which proves that an old dog can learn new tricks

Take this or leave it. Young guys with young turntables and new vinyl might prefer something more high-tech. Actually, albeit low in glamour compared to stuff like carbin fibre and kevlar, microfibre really is a high-tech cleaning miracle!

On hearing of a HFV member's purchase recently, I was looking at the manual for his deck. Interestingly, this is what Rega say:

Do not use any record cleaner that works while the record is playing or any cleaners that use water or solvents. If you keep your records stored in their sleeves, avoid touching the playing surfaces and keep all water and fluids away, cleaning should not be necessary. Do not worry about visible dust on turntable or the record surface, this is brushed aside by the stylus and any that collects experience any problem with your turntable please easily blown away. In general, record cleaning is overdone and one should not believe all the claims made by record cleaner manufacturers.

Well, so much for the odd gadgets that we all had tracking the record opposite the arm years ago. So much for my microfibre cloths, too --- except that some of my old LPs really are filthy.

 

[entsurgeon]

Well, so much for the odd gadgets that we all had tracking the record opposite the arm years ago. So much for my microfibre cloths, too --- except that some of my old LPs really are filthy.

thad i didn t get you.
by the way i got microfibers from big bazaar set of 4 1sq ft towels priced at rs 120. imported and mktd byfuture value retil ltd. shyam ngr off jvlr. customer feed back- [email protected] 1-800-200 2255.

 

[jls001]

whereas I find the project one just makes my records dirtier.

I have used it only for a few days so far. In my limited experience, cleaning is good.

Place record on platter and spin it without dropping the needle, let the brush contact the spinning record for a few rotations. All dusts that stick to the surface due to static electricity get wiped away.