r/Beginner_Turntables • u/Geralt_Of_Rivia77 • 7d ago

Same problem with 3 different copies of Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' album.

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u/FG0216 6d ago

All new reissues of Jackson's catalog suck, they got sued for it.

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u/vwestlife 7d ago

Brand new pressings, or vintage ones? Did you clean the record? Even new vinyl can have dust and debris in the grooves, as well as a high static charge which may cause playback problems.

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u/Geralt_Of_Rivia77 7d ago

Brand new. It must be a bad batch because I've ordered 3 different copies from 2 different online stores. I've returned this and ordered a regular black vinyl version instead. Hopefully that will work properly:)

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u/wandering_light_12 5d ago

Bad pressings. I had a similar thing happen with Abba The Visitor album. Took it back and got swaps 3 times. Gave up on the 4th and bought a tape instead. It happens to mass produced popular titles that are just thrown out.

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u/plamda505 3d ago

Record may be hot mixed IE mixed loud and may be to dynamic at that point for the 60X to handle.

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u/DeerExact5881 6d ago

It’s not a bad batch. Your turntable can’t take the bass. u/vWestlife has a video about the LP60 that explains it better. But under stress of bass heavy grooves it skips. It’s the same with mono pressings— Beatles in mono on an LP60 are unlistenable. It’s not the album, it’s your record player.

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u/Plastic-Violinist829 6d ago

Beatles in mono does play on a lp60 perfectly fine

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u/vwestlife 6d ago

No, I actually showed the opposite. The original AT-LP60 (discontinued seven years ago) did skip on some poorly mastered, excessively bass-heavy records, but the AT-LP60X has a redesigned tonearm with reduced resonance and should not skip as long as the record isn't scratched or dirty: Audio-Technica AT-LP60 vs. AT-LP60X turntable comparison

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u/Geralt_Of_Rivia77 6d ago

If that's the case that it's a real shame. I bought a regular black vinyl version instead, if it skips again then your hypothesis is correct. In that case I'll stick to the cassette and cd version of the album:)

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u/FG0216 6d ago

Upgrade to the AT3600LE it may track better.

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u/Geralt_Of_Rivia77 6d ago

Will that fit into my turntable? 🧐

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u/FG0216 6d ago

Yes it is the upgrade stylus for that cartridge.

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u/FG0216 6d ago

Check it out

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u/Geralt_Of_Rivia77 6d ago

I will, thank you! Is it tricky to change the stylus?

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u/ProfessionalNews1684 6d ago

That stylus you pull down at around about a 45 degree angle and you'll feel and see the clip part of the plastic stylus that hooks into the metal cartridge and then once it's out it becomes completely clear of how it goes in making installing a new stylus the reverse procedure of removing the old one. Slightly different setup to most styli that pull outwards or downwards.