Phono stage can have a lot to do with the audibility of ticks and pops. Search these archives for comments by Atmasphere. The other factor would be cartridge loading. Have you tried fiddling with that?
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boxcarman Any new cartridge needs proper alignment, do you have the few inexpensive tools and skills to do it yourself? MM RED is an Elliptical In any case, noise or not: I suggest you upgrade to an advanced stylus shape, i.e. Microline, SAS, Shibata https://www.sound-smith.com/articles/stylus-shape-information I always recommend this Microline for darn good/not too expensive, (and it has wide channel separation and tight channel balance for improved imaging): https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/cartridges/line-series/vm-series/vm540ml Deeper in the grooves; more edge profile contact surface with the groove both can improve the signal to noise factor. Both lp grooves and stylus edges last longer when using advanced stylus shape. ............................................ Noise: Perhaps your cleaner is good for nearly new LPs. I Manually SCRUB the heck out of my old beat up lps from the 60’, record store/garage sale finds. Surprisingly quieter. You might try a few, see if they get a lot less noisy A kit like this: look at photo, I use the kit’s fluid container only for final distilled water rinse, having viscously scrubbed with a baby scalp brush (protect paper label with lid from soup container). A lot more work than an automatic machine, but amazing reduction in noise. I listen while cleaning a batch of ten, takes the tedium away.
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