Flipping record causing series of loud pops

Wow, seriously folks? The OP asks a legit question and you respond with "noob" and "rookie" and smartass comments? How churlish... And if he doesn't have a mute switch, no matter: Temporarily switch to a source with no signal to save wear on the volume pot. Be kind. No one here was born all knowing.

To the OP: You do have a static issue. I don't believe it's a ground problem else you'd have an audible hum. I would agree to try an anti-stat gun before every album side. It it's still a problem, an anti-stat wand while you play your LPs. Also what is your TT mat? Some are more susceptible to creating static. Good luck and...

Happy listening.

Geez.  Buncha idjits.  Make sure to slam the stylus down on the vinyl while you're at it (but make sure you have the volume up to your normal listening level)!  If the tube phono pre has a separate power supply (or wall wart), make sure it's located well away from the phono pre and the turntable.  Sometimes proximity does funny things...

@musicfan2349.  

+1

@jefgerard Try to ignore the folks feeding their own egos, it is ashamed bullying doesn’t stop when you get out of school. 

No one is BULLYING the OP. If you read the GD post its the addition of commits like "You don't need to volume down" "I've never done it", " I have owned tube phono stages for decades an have never had any pops.". 

The OP ask why, and I offered a solution in leu of an actual fix. 

So MR musicfan and Mr ghdprentice, READ the whole thread before you offer your opinion on folks you know ZERO about.. Like ME or anyone else around here. Keep your NAME callin' about ME to yourself.. pretty simple.

BOTH you HEROS need to learn some "I'm the new guy manners".
I'll be your huckleberry, Ringo!! Mouth got the best of him too. He should have been listening too.. Just like you should have read the WHOLE thread before running to someone rescue. ROOKIES... there was no fire, only smoke and YOUR at the wrong house with your FIRE HOSE OUT...

Semi Regard, that's a 6 out of a 10 on the regard scale... Silly people

jefgerard, would you please let us know what you discover?

I use a mute switch now because it is a big honking toggle switch right where my right hand is. The reason is I hate taking the volume up and down and I have a very powerful subwoofer system and the thump when the needle hits the record is enough to knock the squirrels out of the trees.