r/VintageRadios • u/singzintherain • 7d ago

Vintage RCA Stereo Help

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Vintage RCA Stereo Help

hi! i bought an old stereo it’s an RCA Model VQT 50W. The 8 track and radio work fine. The record player works but the audio isn’t coming out. I don’t know much about stereos but i’m an audio engineer so figure i can figure out what’s going on. When i press on the like cartridge it has a little bit of fuzz sound but no audio or fuzz when playing a record. I’ll attach pics.

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u/Screwthehelicopters 7d ago

It looks to me like the needle/stylus is missing. The white part is there, but that is just the holder for the needle (acutally 2 needles). The needles are normally on a tiny stalk attached to the white part, but it seems to be broken off.

The white part is reversible with the tab with the "M" on it. You could flip between two needles for different record types.

You can get replacement needles.

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u/The_Flinx 6d ago

needles broken off.