Broken Record (Player)

I dont think the rubber band option actually fixed your prob. I haven't had a turntable in years but at one time I had nothing but higher end turntables.Belt driven turntables are designed to have a specific tension on the belt. Therefore, a specific belt. A rubber band is not a perm or good solution. If you put on a rubber band tight enough to work you may be putting too much sideways pressure on the spindle coming out of the motor. A turntable belt is not elastic so it is under a designed a mount of pressure and putting a designed amount of pressure on the turntable. A rubber band would exert more pressure as it is elastic. You would not think it makes much of a difference, but the turntable must operate under specific speeds and pressure in order for the motor turn the platter at a specific speed.It sounds as if the motor is dying or the rubber band is slipping due to its elasticity. There is probably no fix other than a new motor. So in other words a new turntable.

Yeah real cheap. It probably wasn't running at the correct speed right from the factory. I wouldn't be surprised if you continue to have the same problem with an original replacement belt.My advice. if you want to actually listen, I mean listen, to records spend the money on a half way decent turntable. If you don't want to do that stick to digital.My hearing is bad enough that I just listen to digital(but highest quality, flac at home and mp3 320 kbit/s in the car). I can no longer pick up the nuances in music that I so enjoyed when I would compare digital to analog.

This was my last turntable.It got destroyed in a move around 87-88