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Fuzzy distortion on vinyl........Stylus issue?

Need some advice from the Turntable & Stylus crowd. I have an issue whereupon my vinyl has a tiny bit of fuzzy distortion when playing. This happens on brand new 180g albums as well as my collection from the 70's-80's.
Is this a stylus issue? or my cartridge (Ortofon Red MM)? Streaming & CD/SACD sound fine.

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cleeds
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This really could caused by so many things. Is this a new problem, or have you experienced this before?

It could be a worn or dirty stylus or misaligned cartridge or pickup arm. It could be dirt on your LPs. It could be an issue with your phono stage.It’s difficult to say without more details.
roberjerman
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Clean your stylus after playing every side! Make sure the tracking force is set right. Too little can cause mistracking!
petg60
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Hi,
it could be everything, start afresh re aligning your cartridge first. See how it goes. You said that happens on both new vinyl and older one, so dirty records are out. Fuzzy sound comes from misalignment and dirty/bad stylus.
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