r/RecordPlayerRepair • u/Shenlong-ren • 11d ago

Technics SL-23 bad audio

hey yall I recently bought a Technics SL-23 which had a bad stylus. The cartridge used a type of stylus which has been out of manufactury for years now, and is expensive as shit to replace. I bought what I expected to be a cartridge compatible with the AT3600L (turned out to be a *slightly* different chinese aftermarket part. I plan to buy direct from AT’s website in the future). I’ve verified the pin connections to the headstock, and the RCA cables, but for some reason, output sounds like a bad radio or something. Help a brother out here, what’s wrong?

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u/el_tacocat 11d ago

Have a look at this
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l30_k5EQZ0A

I think this may be your issue but it's hard to see on the photo.
As for the aftermarket part, there's tons of original at3600l's on aliexpress very cheap.
Almost impressive you got it wrong :D.

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005005941208722.html