scottie(the)goonie Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 I cut/soldered my own RCA cables + internal ground on my 1200's well over a decade ago, but I'm beginning to get a lot of static whenever I move them around. They need replacing again I assume. Has anyone ever modded their 1200 with one of those RCA hubs/port? I've seen them around on the internet, they're not exactly cheap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHouse Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 I'm going through the same thing right now, but it gets worse...one of the table's cables is spliced from the red RCA to a yellow (video) one. Consequently, I'm not getting the correct L/R signals into Traktor which is causing a shit show. On top of that, I get static when I cut in analog. I need to take my tables into get serviced, but I seldom play with them as I'm totally focused on my keyboard and drum machine, so it's not really a priority. I still like to skratch and DJ, it's just 3rd on my list. In any case, you may want to get your RCAs serviced by a professional, if one is nearby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie(the)goonie Posted August 29, 2023 Author Share Posted August 29, 2023 20 hours ago, JHouse said: I'm going through the same thing right now, but it gets worse...one of the table's cables is spliced from the red RCA to a yellow (video) one. Consequently, I'm not getting the correct L/R signals into Traktor which is causing a shit show. On top of that, I get static when I cut in analog. I need to take my tables into get serviced, but I seldom play with them as I'm totally focused on my keyboard and drum machine, so it's not really a priority. I still like to skratch and DJ, it's just 3rd on my list. In any case, you may want to get your RCAs serviced by a professional, if one is nearby. Yea, I knew there was noise but I didn't realize how bad it was until I hooked my Serato recently and it couldn't decipher the signal. I thought it was my needles or the control vinyl but nope, it's def the RCAs. When I changed the RCA cables years ago I soldered them myself to the PCB. It's not too difficult of a job since you're touching the tiny tonearm wires. I just figured is I went with the RCA "hub" I wouldn't have to deal with bad cables for a third time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHouse Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 hour ago, scottie(the)goonie said: I just figured is I went with the RCA "hub" I wouldn't have to deal with bad cables for a third time. That's my plan too, and I've heard it works well. I should have mentioned this in my previous response. And yeah, I tried changing out everything, from my mixer, to needles to even my slipmats. But from what I can tell, it's my RCAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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