Issues with a Saba Psp 350 - Could anyone help out?

Some time ago i was gifted a great turntable. A Saba PSP 350. I was more then happy and immediatley did some reading about gear, which phono preamp to get, etc.
Now, the turntable i was gifted is quiet old and only has a 5 pin din line out. So i purchased an 5 pin din to rca adapter and a phono preamp to solve the issue. However, after first use, i immediately started having issues with my speakers. Only the left speaker was playing.
First, i thougt it had to do with the phono preamp. I bought a new one, but after playing just one record i started having the same problems again.
I read online that it might be due to several reasons - incorrect grounding, the oxidiation of some connections,... But i cannot figure it out since i don´t have any experience with such matters what so ever.
I´m at a loss here, but don´t wanna give up so fast either. Do you have any suggestions, how i can figure out the exact issue that i have and if there is any (affordable) solution to it?

Posted May 21, 2020, 6:58 PM UTC

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ariendj•6 yr. ago

Din to RCA adapters can be problematic, just like old phono cables. I usually replace the DIN cable with an RCA cable that is low capacitance and as short as possible. In addition to the cable and the RCA plugs you'll need a soldering iron and some solder. It's not hard to do if you take your time.

TimeModeOP•6 yr. ago

Thanks for the advice. I'll look into it.

jaggington•6 yr. ago

What’s the rest of your gear? Amp, speakers etc? What happens when you play from a different source, eg smartphone or pc? If you switch the speakers around, does sound still only come from the left speaker?
If things work fine from another source and it’s not the speaker, then it’s most likely a loose / bad connection on the right channel somewhere at the TT end. Maybe first check the 5 pin din to RCA, then you have to look at the TT interconnects from cartridge to TT out. Sometimes just unplugging them and plugging them back in is enough to remove oxidation.

Could your stylus or cartridge be faulty? Can you try a different cartridge?

Manuals for your TT here

TimeModeOP•6 yr. ago

I tried other sources already. It seems to be an issue with the turntable, or rather the cable. So I'll look into that, as someone already recommended in another reply.