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Anyone by now figured out the Vestax PDX 2000 platter wobble problem? I may have
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Anyone by now figured out the Vestax PDX 2000 platter wobble problem? I may have

Soul Switcher 7:42 PM - 31 January, 2014
Hey guys, after searching forums upon forums and talking to pro audio/turntable experts trying to find out what the issue may be for platter wobble on these Vestax PDX 2000's, I have been given an educated guess by 2 experts now that the issue may be the bearing sleeves on the motors that need to be replaced. This may be the problem, but I've also found that the things that are screwed to the platter may be bent, but I took the platter off and I was able to move the motor up and down, and that metal piece didn't look bent, but I can double check (more like sextuple check now). I've also read that that the motor may need to be replaced period. I've also thought that something just may be loose like a screw and it just needs tightening. The motor doesn't act "possessed" or anything like that. Although, I did take the platter off and turned the motor on and it was erratically turning, but once the platter was back on, it worked smoothly; though I noticed once that when I hit the button to stop it, it erratically turned a little but it was still fine. I've also been told by the experts that I need to find a new pair of turntables, and while that is a great and easy solution, I don't have enough money and I don't have much of an income at all.

So I have 2 questions for all of you that know and have close experience with these turntables. You may answer one or all or whatever you can answer, please answer:
-Has anyone themselves found out what the cause of platter wobble may be?
-Does anyone have the new US number for Vestax so I can call them to see if they have the bearing sleeves or what they think, etc? (see below these questions for an explanation on the new number)

For those who don't know and may be wondering about me asking for the new number, American Music and Sound doesn't deal with Vestax anymore, being that from what Matthew from American Music & Sound told me, Vestax is all internal now, and he gave me their new US email address that I could use (usainfo@vestax.com), but they haven't emailed me back for 3 weeks. And I haven't seen anything on their site providing the US contact info (I will check today just to see if they updated). I know they have other numbers, but those are international numbers, and I don't want to pay for a phone call when I may have to pay for repairs or new parts. That is the explanation as to why I asked that second question.

I'm aware this topic has been discussed for awhile, but since it is 2014, all I am doing is getting newer perspectives and solutions if there is any, and I'm also seeing if there is a way to contact Vestax nowadays about all of what you all may have just read.
Soul Switcher 7:43 PM - 31 January, 2014
I'm also telling you guys an idea of what may be the problem in which I have been told. :)
jruins99 12:06 PM - 22 April, 2014
so i have 2 pdx 2000s after hours and hours of trail and error. it came down to a 1.5 mm equal to this white space ( ) shake in the one of the platters. After i swapped the one for the bad one . the turntable never skipped.too bad this is not any platters for sale unless you called vestax
Soul Switcher 11:05 PM - 22 April, 2014
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so i have 2 pdx 2000s after hours and hours of trail and error. it came down to a 1.5 mm equal to this white space ( ) shake in the one of the platters. After i swapped the one for the bad one . the turntable never skipped.too bad this is not any platters for sale unless you called vestax


First and foremost, thank you for responding brotha! :) What do you mean when you say, "After i swapped the one for the bad one ."? And do I replace it with a newer version of the original platter? Hope you can respond right away, as I would love to keep using these tables for years to come, and I'm grateful you responded. Btw, found a vestax email: usasales@vestax.com
jruins99 12:10 AM - 23 April, 2014
I have 2 pdx2000 so I just switch the platters the same one mk1
Soul Switcher 2:10 AM - 23 April, 2014
Oh ok, Thank you! Hope it works
jruins99 4:17 AM - 25 April, 2014
hey i spoke too soon. it started skipping like a mofo.

so i order a new shure m447 that really really helped alot.
you cant replace the platter which i wouldn't for 1.2 mm wobble i would get a new cart instead

NOT a new needle because the cart was a problem. the needle would not help if the cart rubber base suspension is wore out. ALSO if you head shell was bent at point maybe buy a new too.
Soul Switcher 4:37 AM - 25 April, 2014
alright, good to know. I'll still try it, just to see anyway. I may design my own platter, since I got the idea last night, so that may help, who knows. You do bring up an interesting point though about the cart, but how and where do you check the rubber base suspension?
jruins99 4:49 AM - 25 April, 2014
See if the needle absorbs up and down motions or look of there is any-sideways moment the needle are cheaper then a platter let me know what happens after you get a new m447
Aptidda 5:08 AM - 19 August, 2014
Did you find a solution to your issue? I recently bought 2 used Pdx2000's and one of the platter wobbles. I took off the platter and can literally move the motor up and down so it definitely has play in it. I was wondering if I could tighten up the motor to reduce this play.
jruins99 5:27 AM - 19 August, 2014
Try this in this order .... Try to switch the platter from your other pdx 2000 then see if the head she'll is damaged in anyway. Then check your dj cart and stylus . The stylus is worn replace the whole cart. Tighting the platter doesn't help last resort you can play with the platter screw on housing . At your own risk or just put your good table to your scratch arm
Aptidda 7:30 PM - 19 August, 2014
I actually pulled the platter off and re attached and I am no longer experiencing the issue. Kind of weird but everything seems ok now. If it acts up again I will try and switch platters .
Soul Switcher 6:06 AM - 27 August, 2014
Still having problems. I haven't switched the platters because one of the screws on the other table is stripped, though I was able to get one platter off. :/ And what do you mean the platter screw on the housing?

as far as the m44-7 is concerned, I replaced one of the stylus's for free, and it hasn't made anything better. I've used my stylus's for over almost 2 years now, and they are still shiny and ready like I bought them. But you are talking about the cart. How do I know if it's absorbing up and down motions? What tests should I do specifically to see this in the cart? The rubber base suspension might be key in this.
Aptidda 3:49 PM - 27 August, 2014
To report back to you guys my turntable is still having horrible rumble sounds when I apply pressure to the platter. You can tell the platter has become somewhat loose because when I press down on it it has some play.

I am going to try taking off the bottom of the deck to see if there is some way I can tighten the motor as the motor being loose and having play is the root cause of this platter issue. I dont see how switching the patters will help when the motor is clearly loose.
pdidy 5:23 PM - 27 August, 2014
you guys make a good case as to why nobody should buy the Vestax PDX 2000. If you google "Vestax PDX 2000 issues" this post is the first on the list.
Aptidda 12:02 AM - 28 August, 2014
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you guys make a good case as to why nobody should buy the Vestax PDX 2000. If you google "Vestax PDX 2000 issues" this post is the first on the list.


Lol, ya well pretty sure they stopped manufacturing them a decade ago. The vestax turntables they sell today have solved all the issues.
Soul Switcher 4:41 PM - 28 August, 2014
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you guys make a good case as to why nobody should buy the Vestax PDX 2000. If you google "Vestax PDX 2000 issues" this post is the first on the list.


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Lol, ya well pretty sure they stopped manufacturing them a decade ago. The vestax turntables they sell today have solved all the issues.



Agreed. haha Unless you get the special editions made in japan or any other og japan made 2000's, but thats really a guess based on the reviews I hear. I love the way they look, and the platter looks awesome, everything about the tables are really nice in my opinion, just the skipping. I would love to trade these for MKIIPro's cause of the tone arm on it, or the special edition 2000's if they don't have the platter wobble. Till then (which I'm not sure if it's "completely" likely or not), I gotta work with what I have, and make what I have the best it can be without breaking bank. I mean, thats what Kool Herc did with his speakers. The sound on them was minuscule, and he fixed them up to be the blaring so loud that they were blaring even from a block or 3 away I believe.

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To report back to you guys my turntable is still having horrible rumble sounds when I apply pressure to the platter. You can tell the platter has become somewhat loose because when I press down on it it has some play.

I am going to try taking off the bottom of the deck to see if there is some way I can tighten the motor as the motor being loose and having play is the root cause of this platter issue. I dont see how switching the patters will help when the motor is clearly loose.


I'm not sure what the rumble sounds are all about, but I've read about it before. Hopefully when you take it apart, you can do something under the pot that houses the motor inside the turntable, cause that's what you'll find first. I've taken apart my tables 5 times over all, and even though I unscrew thew the screws holding down the pot, I haven't gotten inside the pot because it's glued and I don't wanna mess anything up with it. But if you do it, and find something, let us know. :)
Discobee 3:02 PM - 2 September, 2014
I got a pair of rare black PDX 2300 MKII's. PM me for details.
Bobqueen76 6:22 AM - 13 August, 2015
Do you check this? Maybe...
www.vinylengine.com
Bobqueen76 6:25 AM - 13 August, 2015
In this page, search by Vestax and then, the model. There is and PDF "anti-vibration modification". Just read, analize and try?
Soul Switcher 6:20 AM - 8 November, 2015
For anyone, check out what this guy suggested, here's the link www.vinylengine.com (and if you don't have an account, make one, it's legitimate so far). I haven't tried this out, but I really want to now.
In the time being, if anyone has the chance to try it, do it for knowledge sakes maybe?
DJ Klick 3:21 AM - 29 June, 2017
Sorry to bump this old thread up, is it still worth to buy pdx-2000? Considering I'm not in the US region and it's difficult to source for parts if there any problems with it.
http://sera.to/~id:10237999 6:56 PM - 8 December, 2017
Depends on what condition you can find the pdx-2000 in, as they will be used. Also, the price is always a variable for most people, including myself. I own a pair of the Vestax PDX-a2s that I stumbled upon at a local pawn shop. I learned to play using Technics SL-1200s years ago but I sold them for some reason that made sense to me at the time but actually was just a big mistake. All I'm saying is that, the PDXs were made in Japan just like the Techs, and besides the 2000's mysterious ("platter wobble") pandemic I keep reading about, in my usage the Vestax direct drive decks do as they were made to do. So, find a pair you like, can afford, and that don't have platter wobble and you wont be disappointed.