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Nasty Static on Vinyl

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I am getting static like crazy even when my amp is muted. Trying to problem solve this and could use anyone’s help.
I have been resurrecting my record collection and adding new records. Replacing all the inner sleeves with MoFi sleeves and outer sleeves as well to protect the covers. It’s very strangle that some of my records have crazy amounts of pops and clicks which is definitely static. So much so that the static comes through even when the amp is muted. Some play fine. Purchased Dire Straits Brothers in Arms MoFi and Wes Montgomery at the Blue Note, totally unplayable!
Ive tried bathing them in distilled water, cleaning them, nothing. Gonna buy a zerostat and I hope that helps. Driving me crazy that I can’t listen to my collection. Any help would be much appreciated.
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slaw
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When did this issue start?
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uberwaltz
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Move to Florida, no shortage of humidity.
lewm
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Are you wearing leather soled shoes?  Is your system on a wool carpet? If either is the case, change the environment accordingly.  Grounding the tonearm is not so important as grounding the platter, when it comes to static electric charge build-up.  Also, there is now a record brush that connects to ground via your body.  You can use it at start up. There is a simultaneous thread on this subject.  Read it, too.  Most of the advice is “soft”, but some combination of efforts will help.  I do agree with humidifying your room, if it’s dry. And a zerostat will help only if used correctly.  Washing the LPs is a waste of time, unless they’re dirty.
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audiosaurusrex OP
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Lovan rack on brick fireplace hearth. Gonna go through the grounding tonight. I initially had problems with pop when stylus hit the needle even when amp is muted . Now it's escalated to static pops and clicks as vinyl plays even when amp is muted!!. It's weird because it only does it on some records. Very frustrating. My Acoustic Signature Plinth was grounded to the amp and tonearm to the Phonostage seemed to work for a little while now back worse than ever. Humidity in room is about 56% I'm thinking the turntable is maybe picking up something from the metal rack. Also tried going right to the ground AC plug.
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