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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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mijostyn
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audiosaurusrex, are you saying that you hear static through the speakers with the system volume down or just the phono amp muted? If you hear it through the speakers with the system volume all the way down (muted) then you most likely have a grounding problem. 
As I have said in the previously mentioned post, using a Zerostat or conductive will discharge the record but as soon as you start playing it the charge is reestablished. You have to discharge the record while it is playing. The best way to do that is with one of these,
https://www.sleevecityusa.com/Antistatic-Record-Cleaning-Arm-p/tac-01.htm I give tips on using it in the previous post.
In terms of maintaining the charge in storage paper sleeves are the worst. Plastic sleeves are better because they will remove at least part of the charge.
tooblue
1,919 posts
 
I don't understand how you could be getting static thru your speakers when the system is muted, clicks and pops while playing an album are an issue and can be addressed with proper record care and cleaning to great effect but again do not understand how this issue could exist while the system is muted. Enjoy the music.
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uberwaltz
13,381 posts
 
It does not stack up somewhere.

Are you sure it is not an issue with your phono electronics? If it has a random problem this could give the illusion that it is only on certain records.

Unless of course when you say certain records you mean if you play x album it ALWAYS does it?
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audiosaurusrex OP
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@elizabeth That thought did cross my mind. I recently changed my cart to a HanaSL and the blue cartridge wire connector fell off. I was able to insert it into the connector and work it onto the cartridge but I'm going to check and make sure that is not touching anything. 
@ uberwaltz So some albums are completely fine and others a lot of them I can't even play but what Elizabeth said sounds right like there might be a static buildup.
I did hear a pop initially when the needle hits the record. I thought grounding to the Amp neg speaker terminal would resolve it but that was short lived. Started again. ARRRGGGH!!!!
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