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Title: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: non-prophet on January 31, 2011, 01:14:22 AM

I know this turntable is nothing special, but, I just polished it up and had to take a couple of pictures of it.  Tomorrow, I am buffing out the cover which is in good shape.  Nick

Title: Re: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: Kingman on January 31, 2011, 07:14:22 AM

Nice job Greek!!!  8) 8) 8)

Title: Re: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: SunnyDaze on January 31, 2011, 07:29:16 AM

Nothing special, sure. I've got a YP-450 that sings with a Grado gold.

They might not be "special", but they surely don't suck either.  ;D ;D

Nice snag.

Title: Re: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: Slim-Shaddy on January 31, 2011, 09:21:52 AM

Looks good!

Title: Re: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: SunnyDaze on January 31, 2011, 09:29:41 AM

Also, you might wanna do something like this:

http://vintagehifipgh.com/forum/index.php?topic=653.0 (http://vintagehifipgh.com/forum/index.php?topic=653.0)

Title: Re: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: non-prophet on January 31, 2011, 11:56:11 AM

SD, funny that you mentioned this.  My next question was going to be:  I have a pair of Phoenix gold or Monster car stereo rca cables with the remote lead.  This was a $50 cable back in the 90's fully shielded and gold rca's, I was going to cut it and replace the junk cable that is on this unit.  Is this worth the effort?  Is there any risks?  Thanks, Nick

Title: Re: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: SunnyDaze on January 31, 2011, 01:29:48 PM

Yes. It's worth it.

There are always risks. You can always end up melting away the tonearm wires. To help avoid this, use a low-wattage iron.

If the new interconnects are shielded, make sure you ground the shielding.

Depending on how well you can solder and such, I'd say go for it. You'll also probably have to modify some of the internal bracing or componentry to accommodate the larger diameter cabling.

Title: Re: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: schwarcw on January 31, 2011, 07:34:11 PM

Very nice looking turntable!  I love my Yammie!

Title: Re: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: Falcon on February 01, 2011, 03:41:03 PM

Very nice!!    :o :o

Title: Re: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: fanuja on February 28, 2011, 11:49:46 AM

I have two Yamaha YP-B4 in excellent condition and both have the same problem which is the tonearms creak or squeak when they start to move toward the LP. The noise stops once they have reached the LP. I imagine that it's a lubrication problem. Can someone advise me as to what to use and where do I use it?
 Thanks,
 Joe

Title: Re: Yamaha YP-B4
Post by: OconeeOrange on March 03, 2011, 07:24:19 PM

Looks great --
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