Troubleshooting
Turntables
Speed Problems
For speed problems or motor related problems please see Troubleshooting Motors & Power Supplies
Note: For Origin Live decks pre 2008 it is worthwhile changing the oil to our new type - the older oil could dry out or deteriorate if not used regularly which has been known to cause speed problems.
Hum Problems
For Setting Up Linn LP12's
See LP12 Set Up
Foot Fall Problems Causing Stylus To Skip
If your turntable is sited on a wooden floor there are sometimes problems with a heavy footfall causing the stylus to skip in the groove. Sometimes at higher volumes there are also problems of low frequency feedback through the floor causing the headshell end of the arm to oscillate visibly in the groove.
Solution: The most obvious cure all is to place the turntable on a wall shelf (preferably on a solid wall rather than stud partition. However before adopting this course of action there are a couple of other possible solutions.
- Try moving the table to a different location - even a few inches can make a difference.
- Try weighting the table down with a heavy object - slab of marble etc.
- Try using something like the Seismic sink which is essentially a rubber tyre inflated inside a platform.
Stylus Oscillation
Sometimes at higher volumes there are problems of low frequency feedback through the floor causing the headshell end of the arm to oscillate visibly in the groove. Look to above section for solutions to this problem.
An alternative explanation that has been known to cause this problem is motor vibration caused by a pulley foul or similar problem causing excessive sub-chassis vibration.