qialah

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Worth fixing?
Update. I believe I have been blaming the wrong device. The new CD player also started doing more or less the same thing.  Took @uncledemp ’s advice, recnnected the Rotel and started switching cables around. I think the issue is in with the Arcam ... 
Worth fixing?
@jwei. I invested $80 for a repair shop to fix my Pro-Ject P1.2 turntable which it turned out needed a motor no longer made. Won’t make that mistake again.    @waytoomuchstuff.  I did clean the contacts and checked the cables,  I’m definitely not... 
Change cartridge?
Will get a new cartridge As to the motor:  Everything on that site is 220 volts. Which, correct me if I’m wrong, won’t work in the US.  My motor says: Litovel-cz synchro.mot 1 typ M307 2VA 100-120 V 300 ot/min Nobody I’ve talked to has it.  Pro... 
Starter system
Update and question:  Found the Andrew Jones speakers for $95. Then I found a BIC 960 non working turntable for $35. YouTube assured me all it needed was a cleaning and lubing. Which I did. Motor works and pulley goes around.  Everything seems to ... 
Turntable Hums after an hour
Follow up. Took it back to the guy. It’s a bad coil in the motor and maybe the magnet is weak.  But he if I understood it, said this is an 8 volt AC motor and what Pro—ject sells now is some other amp DC version so he can’t fix it. Am I screwed?    
Turntable Hums after an hour
Thank you. I did try dripping oil in from the top into the pulley a while back which helped for a while. Maybe I can figure out how to do it from the bottom. Is plain old 3 in 1 oil OK?  
Starter system
Ok. Will look around. Thanks.   
Starter system
Thank you. Will look into integrated amps.  Headphones are a good idea as she lives in an apartment with roommates so can’t crank it up too much.     I suspect she’s more about lifestyle though she tried one of those suitcase turntables and wants...