Trying different azimuths was worth doing. I've never had a cartridge so badly off-azimuth that it mistracked, but I suppose there's a first time for everything.
1. Are your records cleaned?
2. Is your stylus properly cleaned after every side?
If the answer to both is "yes", try reversing the cartridge clips and playing a few suspect passages.
If the noise switches to the L channel then the fault lies with your cartridge or its setup. The JMW's hokey antiskate "adjustment" would be a prime suspect, as would the stiffness of a new cartridge not yet broken in.
If the noise stays in the R channel then it's something later than the cartridge.
1. Are your records cleaned?
2. Is your stylus properly cleaned after every side?
If the answer to both is "yes", try reversing the cartridge clips and playing a few suspect passages.
If the noise switches to the L channel then the fault lies with your cartridge or its setup. The JMW's hokey antiskate "adjustment" would be a prime suspect, as would the stiffness of a new cartridge not yet broken in.
If the noise stays in the R channel then it's something later than the cartridge.