Nice review! Looks like a nice example of the original AR turntable you have there!👍🏻

I agree absolutely brilliant cartridge and stylus. I love it

The most fun thing about my new hobby of playing with hi-fi equipment is luck and serendipity of finding valuable things that other people didn't want. The other day I hadn't planned on stopping by a Goodwill outlet but I really had to pee and I knew they would have a bathroom. , had a pair of JBL 100 speakers for sale for $40 for the pair. They probably hadn't worked for a long time because the pots needed to be cleaned and the speakers weren't playing. After about 15 minutes of TLC they work perfectly. I have also rescued several turntables from the Goodwill bins. Somewhat would require a lot of labor to get them going again but others just needed a belt and a little bit cleaning of the pots. I enjoy seeing what other people find as well... like your turntable.

Great cartridge. It’s worth sourcing an alignment protractor which has two sets of parallel lines marked on the sweep across the record. It will help optimise the tracking across the whole record, not just the inner grooves. By the way, the AR turntable is fine with this level of cartridge. It’s simple looks disguise its quality.

Tips: Speakers and EXTREMELY important *THEIR PLACEMENT* within a room - and with respect to the listening position - make the most difference to sound. Then ROOM acoustics (ideally before speakers, but who doesn't like new speakers?). Any any further inadequacies in the system should be delt with after those two most important, most critical things. Very early days for you yet, I started with a Sansui AU-101 and some B&O S40 speakers :)

Those aiwa must go ( It’s plastic )

Nice turntable but that blue and silver plastic component on the floor must go it doesn’t belong there it’s ruining the vintage looks but over all good video

Nice video May I suggest that you place your amplifier in an area where it can breathe with better ventilation

"Under $30"?! Wow, great score! Even finding an XA dustcover alone (in good shape) at that price is a deal! In the very early ones the 2nd motor had only one purpose: to bias the main motor to start spinning in the proper clockwise direction. This was because the best (i.e. quietest) drive motor AR could buy at the time spun in whichever direction it was initially nudged to do so and the various direction biasing mechanisms to solve this, at the time, also generated their own noise so were still objectionable. The second motor provided this initial direction "nudge" to the main motor via a tiny rubber belt to it. Later a single motor was found which was also equally quiet yet consistently only spun clockwise, so the "direction to start" motor was dropped. I know it seems odd but the failure to start spinning on its own with yours is possibly due to a failure to talc the belt annually. I know, you'd think: "But wouldn't the talc make it slip more and have an even HARDER time coming up to speed?" Yes, intuitively that would seem to make sense to me also, but for some odd reason it doesn't work that way. Another reason startup can be is slow (over 5 seconds) might be either that the bearing isn't clean and oiled or the thrust plate (the small, hard plastic disc at the bottom of the bearing hole) is worn out. After years/decades of use the spinning shaft drills a divot into this hard plastic so rather than a teeny tiny contact area (with almost no friction) the contact point turns into a larger bowl shaped depression with lots of friction on the shaft. If you are lucky the other side of this existing thrust plate disc is unused, unworn, so simply flipping the thrust plate disc over will get you back to the proper flat surface it should be. Otherwise you'd need to buy/fabricate a new one. [On a side note: XA tonearms that don't rotate freely might be missing their ball bearing under that shaft but the platter shaft has no ball bearing]. Good luck.

Great video, I’m guessing you seen the M. Zillch required watching for anyone who owns or plans to get one.

You want to be interesting? Be distinctive from the others who came before you. Be different. You want to talk about the ARXA? What do you have to say that hasn't been said hundreds of times before. Anecdotal or stories of how you came to own average equipment, mmmmm, aaaaah, not that interesting unless it's some uber cool product. Try to be distinctive like an AT ML cart on a ARXA, that was different. Dump the 482 CD player and the dual cassette deck. They're junk. Look for early CD players utilizing the Philips TDA 1541 DAC or Sonys with BUI laser transports(made of metal). You might find one in mint condition for a hundred bucks. Sites like Dutch Audio Classics lists all the decks with 1541vDACs. Mechanical devices like tape decks are expensive. No way around it. Avoid being like 99% of the doofuses on the web; Cheapaudio man, Jay's iyagi and their ilk who review the latest junk from China every week, with another "is this best thing or what" videos. Also making comparison videos where we're supposed to glean sonic differences over the internet. So, go forth and conquer or as a physics Professor I had in college used to say, "Or Someting Like Dat".

Okay, so I have watched, perused I think all of your videos and I appreciate that they're not vey long. Since I'm on the AT ML cart review, it is an excellent cartridge and honestly wonder if it's not too good for that turntable. The ARXA is a nice turntable. It's just not that special anymore. Yes, it might be better than the tables you have owned, but that's not saying much. I'm still amazed that you found your path to that cartridge because that cartridge and the entire Audio Technica line I think represents about the best bang for the buck at most price points. The contact line stylus is press fitted(nude) to the cantilever without a shank with fewer resonating parts, lower tip mass equals improved sound not to mention the superior polish on the stylus and better than say any offering from someone like Ortofon which I think are overrated. Simply put, this cartridge will work on a ten, fifteen, twenty grand turntable setup and just as important a better phono preamp. In other words, it will sound better and better on better equipment, it's that good. I don't think you ever see a cartridge like that on a table like that. So kudos to you.

Was the cartridge new when you bought it?

I've owned four over the last forty years from just cleaning one up, to modifications and complete restorations of others. The last and prettiest ARXA I owned I rebuilt motor with new lighted motor switch. All bearings redone with main platter bearing given a Lap polish plus the platter was brought to a mirror finish at a local machine shop that I have used for years, plus rewiring arm with a magnesium headshell that removes any breaks in the signal from the cartridge tabs to the RCA cables using a cotton wrapped wire(expensive). A couple of things about the table; Did you check the cartridge geometry is correct? The connections between the tonearm wire and the RCA leads out are attached poorly to that tin metal strap. It's better to solder the tonearm leads directly to the RCA cables and bypassing that tin strap. Why they did that I guess is for convenience at the expense of performance. Make sure the platter is level to the plinth and that the whole turntable is perfectly level. You can use a 4mm hex wrench as a guide to level the platter by placing it between the platter and base at the three points where the springs are. Adjust the platter height until it just clears the 4mm wrench at all three points. if you're feeling adventurous you could rewire the arm. I think why this turntable makes all these lists is Edgar Villchur's three point sprung sub chassis design set the trend for most highend turntables in the ensuing decades. I'll add the 1957 Quad ESL's and Futterman's OTL amp designs. from the fifties. Add a modern high end phono preamp to the three components and in a lot of ways you're making music few systems can muster today.

01:15 it is pronounced "Stoiarpimpel". you got the "Pimpel" right. "eu" is pronounced like "oi" in 'oi mate' or like the oi that oi-punks keep saying. "er" is pronounced as "ar" with a soft r. kind of like in the word 'car'. you could get away with just using "a" and just dropping the r. "a" pronounced as in 'car' not as in 'had' i've been watching a couple of 1229 vids this afternoon and noticed the common weird pronounciation of the Steuerpimpel. Just like your 1229 you were 90% there ;)

I like your presentation of this vid, I'm a born again vinyl listener, I gave my vinyl to a charity shop in the 90s, my wife bought me a audio-technica turntable for Christmas just gone and I love it since then I've amassed about 70 albums, I'm addicted I'm loving the listening experience again. Subscribed

i have used the shibata version of this cartridge for a couple of years and its a keeper, also they are very easy to fit and set up.

Of these, the shibita brown cartridge is the best,.Get a decent head on the arm.!This is catastrophic!

I just got one, solid turntable 👍🏻

I found one on the curb awaiting the garbage pickup back in the early 80's, fixed it up and gifted it to a coworker along with some KLH -9 (?) found in the dumpster, I really enjoyed the pre-internet research, and used it until I bought a Thorens TD-146. The arm bearings were a bit of a mystery - and hum with a Grado cartridge can be an issue. The suspension works best on a rigid base - not happy with floors that bounce - I wall-mounted a shelf. Rest of my system at college (UIUC, mid-70's) was an early AR table w/ Grado F3E cartridge, Dynaco SCA-35 integrated (kit-built), and custom speakers I designed/built with parts from CTS (KY) and McGee of Kansas City. I usually crafted 2-way sealed box, but then discovered 10" passive radiator / 8" woofer that were matched by mfr.

the 1229 was my first turntable back in 1973 when I was in the Marines at 29 Palms. Played like a dream

I like the idea of following someone's system building journey from scratch. Everybody on KZbin likes to pretend they are an expert. A warning, though, once you start it's hard to stop. My wife describes it as a form of mental illness. An incurable one. The symptoms can only be controlled by buying more kit, though I see you have young kids, so that should keep the worst of the obsession at bay..

The big mistake was starting to use misleading, click bait titles when you only have 57 subs. It puts people off. I expected a juicy tale of fixing woe and instead got a predictable yawn. What I would have liked was to see some of the work you put into it. Despite that massive, and frankly hurtful, betrayal of trust I have subbed. Call me a glutton for punishment. I have recently got into vintage tables, particularly the Technics fully automatic linear tracking tables of the early tables and have discovered the first rule of vintage table buying. It doesn't matter how perfect the seller says it works, there is always something wrong with it. With amps. 50% of sold as faulty amps just need Deoxit on the pots, and the rest take weeks. Good luck with the channel, but mend thy click bait ways, my son.

Yes, you did make a big Mistake, selling it! I still got mine, that i bought for 15€ at eBay. It is up and running, and it is a lot of fun!

Molte persone si liberano di apparecchi fantastici a causa della mancanza di spazio. Ma con piccoli suggerimenti si può eliminare qualsiasi problema. Basta comprare alcuni trasmettitori/ricevitori bluetooth e collegarli ai connettori di uscita dal giradischi, dal lettore CD, dal sintonizzatore etc...etc...ai connettori degli ingressi dell'amplificatore. Io ho posizionato il giradischi e i dischi in libreria e da 4 metri di distanza ricevo il segnale nell'amplificatore. Mai nessuna perdita di segnale, Il costo dei trasmettitori/ricevitori complessivo di trasporto e consegna può essere 4/5 euro l'uno, comprandoli nei negozi cinesi tipo Wish,Temu etc...etc.... Funzionano perfettamente per tutti gli apparecchi. Saluti da Roma.

I had a Dual 1229 for about twenty years from the mid 1970's until the 1990's. I wish I still had it. I had it paired with some nice Dynaco components. I miss those too!

Learn by your mistakes once you let an item go difficult to replace. I have more than a few.

Twist the cartridge when you mount it. twist it in a little bit up to probably 2 mm start off at 1mm that will help with your inner groove distortion plus the arm is too high designed to be lower the pivot point is meant to be at the height of the mat

Yes, you made a big mistake. Most of us would kill for that Dual.

I have a Dual 1229 I got from my Dad. Bought it through PACEX while in the army. Circa 1973. It has a nicer case than the one you have. Works extremely well. (I too was buying stereo gear while overseas - I was in high school & went through 3). Who would have thought I would end up with the single turntable my dad would own for the rest of his life.

I love it too! It was a big noise in the late 60's early 70's, great buy.

If the gimbal is loose and not moving with the single/multiple lever, it means the the locating pins on the outer gimbal ring that move the gimbal up and down are probably broken. It's a common problem caused by someone forcing the single/multiplay lever on a turntable that hasn't had that assembly degreased and relubed since it was new. The rubber retainer washer gets very hard as well causing great stress on the assembly, and the pins break.Unfortunately, this is a very tough fix. Usually, some method of disabling the whole assembly by locking it down is required. There are some guys 3D printing the part, but it's a real bear to replace it.

No Dual turntable is a total mistake. Some are better or worse, though: I would avoid those with all-plastic housings. Your problem with arm movement was caused by the single/multi selector, specifically the two steel balls and the rubber ring that holds them in. Refer to the service manual for details.

My old turntable. Thanks.

Welcome to youtube, its realy nice meet someone thats thinks like me and other people that not into the "most expensive" or "most rare" stuff, i love the ideia of someone with a nice system and a lot of time into the hobby to share some historys and facts learn with the time, i deeply hope that you keep that ideia !

Okay, but what you have gained was the knowledge, experienced, and any a combination of experience, and skill that you possess to purchase another vintage Dual 1229 Turntable. Or if you buy a similar Dual turntable you are more capable to make an easier, and more effective rebuild! A thorough, descriptive lecture, and practical demonstration; thumbs up easily, and I subscribed. In my case from a couple of years ago I restored, repaired, and upgraded a Rega Planar 3 that I bought that was mostly a plinth; it is connected to my second audio system. Long story. Another long story was a Sony PS-LX3 Direct Drive Turntable, manufactured in the early 1980s, that was in very good condition in the photos of the advertisement; except for the big dent to the left side that was hidden. This Sony LX3 is a direct driven turntable that has received very good reviews on vinylengine; as I had done a bit of research. When the Sony LX3 was delivered to me the seller had neglected to remove the Platter, and Mat; and to enclose Platter in a separate box, or place! Sony LX3 Direct Drive's condition was a disaster! The Dust Cover that was in top condition had a broken hole to the left side; cause by the Platter inside, as it was not at least taped down. Only thing that was taped down a bit was the Dust Cover, and as I've explained the LX3 was almost destroyed! It was a miracle that I restored it, I did shallow repairs, and also bought a new stylus; with the help of vinylengine dot com. With a Harman Kardon T25 Semi Automatic belt drive, of 1983, that I bought more than a couple of years ago, all I had to do was re-align the cartridge, lubricate the main spindle bearing with a special oil I bought on Canadian ebay. I later mounted a used Denon DL-80A Moving Coil cartridge, high output. I'm going to re-mount the original Audio Technica AT70 MM with a new nude elliptical stylus from turntableneedles dot com. In conclusion I do not believe that you made a big mistake on not keeping that Dual 1229; maybe there is another Dual turntable more preferable.🔉🎵🎶

I think most ppl regret selling their vintage tt, always a space problem😂

I found the AR turntable to have too much friction in the tone arm bearings.

Keep us in the loop!

My friend Mick got his new in the early 1970s !I think his was the later version and it is a fantastic sounding turntable!

I bought one f those at the PX in Korea and ran it for a lot of years. It was an absolute steal back then. I used a Shure M97 cartridge back them. I now use a Rega RP3.

The 2 motor tables were earlier than the one motor tables.

I had this turntable for many years. I bought it new.

Welcome

Top tip mate , don’t put your turntable on top of your amplifier it will overheat 👍

Nice turntable

Which is more important to you do you think, the music or the sound quality?

Enjoy the journey, and I'm happy to tag along

I would love to hear more details about your AR turntable. Where/How did you aquire it, how do enjoy using it, how do you think it compares to other turntables. I'll note that I had a pair of Polk Audio Monitor 10B for years. I had the Polk 7B's in my first system when in college. Shortly after graduating, I moved into an apartment and within 2 weeks, there was a leak above, which dmaged one speaker. Took the replacement money and upgraded to 10's, which I had for about 12 years, before upgrading to a pair of Magnepans. They were a great speaker- remember them fondly. In later years I became a "full" audiophile. Not sure it increased my level of "fun" though. I had a hell of a system for the price. Enjoy- and do tell us more about the turntable, and your record collection.