This video was a lifesaver for me. Thanks! I've changed styluses before, but never on my LO-60 Audio Technica. I bought a new Dione needle stylus upgrade kit, from LP Gear, which by the way, is 100% worth it all the way!! I had no trouble taking off the stylus. But when putting on the new one, I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong!! All I needed to do was do that final light push up to snap it into place. But I hadn't watched your video yet. The way you showed it on the video, it truly helped me. I watched a different guys' video and his seemed to snap before he pushed it in up so that confused me, since I couldn't get it to that. I was about to freak out, sweat starting to form on my forehead!!! I started hollering. I was about to break the damn thing! Hahaha. But after I saw your very clear video, I noticed I had to lightly push it up after inserting it into the groove. That's the part I wasn't doing right. So I lightly pushed it up like you said, and then, snap, it popped right into place! Very good video! Thank you!!! By the way, anyone who has an Audio Technica LP-60, you need to buy LP Gear's stylus upgrade kit! It's about $40, but before you think that is outrageous price, wait until you hear the sound. It also has a new, stronger belt too along with the needle. The belt went on very easy. But now after changing it, my LP-60 has an absolutely way more killer sound. It was very good sounding before, but now it is absolutely bad ass sounding!!!
Thanks man. I have a AT-LP 2D basically a guitar center knock off of the AT-LP 60 USB. So I was changing my stylus and the grey part wasn't sitting right, it was angled down. I saw your video and the part I needed to see was pressing the grey part up until it clicks into place. I didn't do that at first and my records sounded very quiet, but after I saw how you did it I followed your directions and walla my TT sounds great. Thank you
Nice and informative, I have the same player, changed mine once, should give about 500 hours of use, one should always clean the needle with a stylus brush from back to front only.
Nice video, thanks. Question: Is there a reason to remove the protection of the needle before attempting to install it? (I would have left it on until the needle was mounted. But, what do I know...)
Why use the tonearm lifter to elevate the tonearm? Isn't that putting unnecessary pressure on the lifter? I'd think the arm rest is a much better, more stable, less fragile way to support the arm while pulling down on the front of the stylus assembly to remove it. Pulling the stylus assembly down with the arm lifter in the up position is just putting unnecessary pressure on a fragile, very light duty part of a turntable. If you must lift the arm for better clearance, I'd think placing something firm and padded under the center of the arm would be a much better choice - perhaps a small stack of Lego bricks, maybe even wrapped in a dish towel? I just use the arm rest. On my turntables that's always been high enough to get the stylus out. Thanks for showing how the stylus goes in and out on these. It's very helpful.
I'm having issues with mine. It won't click into place no matter how hard I push. I've taken the headshell off to get more purchase and still nothing... I don't understand
@@craigdark8596 I figured it out. The stylus didn't seem to be far back enough so I was putting pressure backwards. If you just put pressure upwards it clicks nicely into place.
I had the same problem before. Once thr back of the stylus cartridge is in the groove and straight, make sure you carefully push the cartridge up until it clicks into place. That is the same thing I did. I finally got it. It takes a little patience, but you'll get it..
2000 hours A record that is full of pits and has dirty grooves will wear down any cartridge in a much quicker time. Some cartridges may last even longer than 2000 hours...
