20 Most Recent Stanton T.50 Turntable Questions & Answers

You need to calibrate your pitch control. This requires a small precision screwdriver (similar to something you would repair eye glasses with). If you look under the turntable where the pitch control is you will find 2 small holes, 1 marked 33 and 1 marked 45. Turn the turntable on and set the pitch control lever to zero pitch. While the turntable is spinning insert the screw driver into the pitch calibration hole under the turntable and twist the potentiometer back and forth until the turntable pitch is zero (I believe clockwise is faster, counterclockwise is slower as you look up from the bottom of the turntable). This is a fine tune adjustment and will not require much turning to adjust the speed (1 or 2 mm's) either way should start to bring you into zero pitch. The platter speed can be verified by the little dots on the rim of the platter. They should appear stationary in strobe light on the power switch when you are at zero pitch. When you are adjusting the speed you will observe the dots on the platter rim spinning clockwise and then counterclockwise as you adjust the fine tuning. Fine tune the speed until the dots appear stationary and you will be back to zero pitch. You have to adjust the turntable at both speeds 33 and 45 using the correct fine tuning hole under the turntable. My personal experience is it is easiest to do this with 2 people. 1 person to hold the turntable level and running, while the other adjusts the fine tuning. Hope this helps.

I cannot view any more information in your initial post after There is no power getting to the except that you think the fuse is intact. From my experience, there is no transformer driving the turntable motor since these operate directly from the power mains. Can you show us a picture? Dave

Check if the platter is oke and aint stock, and otherwise is you spindle bearing defect.... A platter ain't goes from flat to wobble all of a sudden. And try to get the stuf second hand, or better, buy a better unit, not from stanton, but a refurbished 1200mk from technics is ok, if you sprin records. If you only listen, take a loke at the rega and pro-ject sites.....

Yes it does

It doesnt scratch well you have to set your turntable up for scratching meaning adding more weight on the needle taping a penny to it the weight of the tone arm take it off and put it on backwards i also suggest wax paper and trace around you slipmat put the wax paper outline down then then slip mat . but you main problem is theres not enough weight keeping the needle on the record. or you scratching is completely wrong. i sugguest taking the weight on the tone arm and flip it around and ull have plenty of weight also , youtube man thousands of videos on how to scratch properly. best of luck if u are still stuck feel free to email me [email protected] im guessing your new to djing

The turntable is the problem, possible causes motor, flat belt is stretched or direct drive issue, needs re-greasing.

Hi, the drive belt has come off or stretched beyond use. Remove the platter to check. We have drive belts in stock for this player. [email protected]

Is this a sudden onset problem or has it always been like this?

A traditional turntable requires a Phono preamp inline with it to PRE amplify and frequency-balance the minute signal produced by it's cartridge for later amplification by a power amp. Most stereo receivers and preamps have Phono connections and internal preamplification strictly for that purpose. Recent AV Receivers generally do not.

You don't say what electronics you're running this through. I suspect you have it jacked into a Line Level input instead of a specific Phono input. The result would be very low, tinny sound.

If so, you need to get a Phono Preamplifier.

The signal produced by a phono cartridge is much smaller than a standard Line Level component produces. That is why the clas of equipment called PREamplifiers existed. Besides PREamplifying it to a level the rest of the circuitry can use it also modifies the frequency curve according to the RIAA standard to produce a sonically flat output. Without either process applied you will have weak, tinny sound from a turntable.

The Pioneer VSX-D711, like most modern AV receivers, is not equipped with a Phono Preamp. If the connector doesn't SAY Phono is won't do Phono.

You know it isn't for playing records. It is made for DJ Scratching from the 1980s.

Str8-60, any facts of info?

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If they are the glass type fuses then they might still have the wattage on the metal ends. However that might be the least of your problems. Fuses blow like that due to an overload. So you should look around for a shorted device such as a power transistor or anything having an heat sink on it.

Manual here http://www.stantondj.com/pdf/manuals/str880_owners_manual.pdf The STR8-80 has a phono output on L-R RCA jacks which is switchable to line level It also has an S/PDIF digital output on an RCA cable (not optical) So the answer comes down to - what does your computer have for inputs? You may be able to put the line outs into a stereo microphone input if your computer has it. The best overall choice may be to get a USB audio interface to convert from analog to digital. Then you can run the L- R outputs in Line Out mode and the interface will handle the digitizing. https://www.wirerealm.com/guides/top-10-best-audio-interfaces

Not sure how a turntable will damage a vinyl record - the turntable merely turns the record at the right speed and it is the user's task to ensure the unit is level, the tone arm is in good order, a suitable cartridge and stylus is installed and the correct adjustment of stylus playing weight has been checked. A record deck is not really a plug-and-play unit but more a hobby; requiring tools (spirit level, magnifier, stylus balance) and a certain amount of skill and knowledge.

http://www.stantondj.com/pdf/manuals/products/turntables/str8150_manual.pdf