I have same issiue on my fh-11, only difference is that my sound bar indicator is showing it moving up and down as music plays which tells that the sound is being registered but no sound comming out of the speakers
SL-7 is indeed perfect. Nothing over the top . No frills. Everything is more than adequate. Well built too work a long time with very little mantainence. Mine came from a dumpster. It's now a daily driver. It will need a new "accessory belt " . Seen poeple lubeing the tone arm slide. It just needs to be clean and dry. That's how it's designed and lubricants will inerfere . The PTFE coating is the lubricant don't risk wrecking it. The spindle bearing may be the same thing. It's not easy to get at so that was mostlikely considered and a permanent solution applied self lubricating bushings are fairly common.
Dear friend, Sony PSQ7 & PS-Q7A do not have built in audio cable. They have two sort of uotputs. One from front side for headphones with volume control which can be used as audio out for audio cable with 3,5mm jack, and other is from rear side of turntable and it is audio out also for cable with 3,5mm jack. So, that means there are two ways for audio out. Sony PS-Q3 & PS-Q3A has built in audio cable on their rear side with standard RCA. Thanks. 😀
Hello How did you keep your sony wm-af64, in optmum level, I have 2 of this and I change the belt but there is some added noise when playing. did you chsnge the capacitor? hehehe. just curious coz I;m looking for a solution to fix this puppies. : ) .
Good luck with that beautiful Sony, in my case I'm repairing my Sony FH-3 in my spare time and it is a hard work because I'm making a new circuit board for the stereo amplifier chip
Good to know this unit plays with the cover up bc I see one cheaper on eBay without the top. Also, since there is no lift on the time arm, is there a button that lifts the tone arm and moves from track to track? Thanks
Cover is important part of this turntable. It can play with cover up or down and it looks amazing. And, secind....no, there is not button that can make tone arm move grom one track to another. When you press play button it plays automaticly until that side of record is finished. Of course, you can stop it anytime you want and tone arm goes to rest position.
Ok and thank you for the info! After 40 years you find these not working or need servicing. So do you think getting a broken PS-Q3 belt drive would be better than getting a PS-Q7 direct drive to repair? I would think the belt drive would be easier to repair?
@@vintage_soul was the deck good enough to rival 3-head cassette decks? I'm planning to buy one for recording purposes since I'm on a budget and can't afford a 3-head one
@@altrel06 Well it is very good and it is matter of individual taste.... There is no space to compare 2 head with 3 heads... But, differences are just matter of what you need it for. This deck fulfill all that is necessary for good playing and recording.
@@vintage_soul if you push the mechanical switch in the back left corner and engage the cueing button the tone arm will be secured and the platter will rotate. I just clean before hand on another table that is convenient. I have a Stanton L747S cartridge ( 681 p-mount TP4 complient) I believe since the tracking force is determined already with the brush off . Adding the weight of the brush is a non factor since the weight of the brush is supported by the record while playing. That seems to be the case since the Stanton cartridge sounds exactly how I expected. Even the ideal tracking force of 1.5 grams expected was true also. The same aftermarket bonded hypereliptical stylus sounds the same as it does with my SL-D2 at 1.5 grams .0.25 grams more than the OEM Stanton nude mounted Steriohedron. I was pleasantly surprised how well the Lp tunes stylus compared...fairly long break-in time longer than expected. My dumpster dig SL-7 is now my primary close"n"play record player. With automatic cleaning system. Considering it got trapped in a basement later for another decade. Pretty reliable for it's level of complexity. It is well engineered. The plinth is well above average in the SL-7. This little record player is 7 kilos or 15.4 pounds. I new there was something on the other end of the cord as it was buried from sight. I had this for 15 years and hardly used it ...probably due to the Ortofon tm14 that was on it. A fine cartridge , but the Stanton 681 is a higher standard. The sound stage is phenomenal and haven't found any like it .for the relatively modest cost. The Stanton moving iron series is unique. I believe the the principle design is part of that sound stage. And why I'm still using these since 1978 and tried others only to quickly come back.
@@vintage_soul it is possible. The switch that closes the circuit is located in the back left corner. That can be pushed down with the lid open. If you press the cueing bottom to raise the tone arm it will secure in the raised position and the platter will rotate
@@vintage_soul Didn't use my SL-7 much after pulling it out of a dumpster by its cold. It worked fine but it had a Ortofon tm14 when I found it. So my Philips 212 electric that had my trusty Stanton 681 mounted got most of the play time. I recently discovered the Stanton L747S cartridge is the same body as a 681 in a p-mount TP4 compliant.. So now it has the beautiful Stanton moving iron sound and its wonderful sound stage. The Stanton moving iron series is still a relevant higher end cartridge that I been using since 1978 . It was pretty much a broadcast standard then.Those had a neat little brush that is used while playing a record. So now my close"n"play has automatic record cleaning too. It's my daily driver now.
Dear friend, It is already sold. It is in description. I updete descriptions every day. So sorry... But, if get one like this once more, I will put video. Thank you for your comment. 😀
