Dry air will do it. Checking the humidity is your first step. Second question is when you pull the record out of the sleeve, does it snap electricity?
Static on turntable
Hello all!
I see there are some very smart people here who can probably give me some advice.
I've been getting into listening to vinyl. Have a Fluance RT84 with Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge. I've upgraded to the acrylic platter. I have also been using one of the Fluance record weights. My receiver is a Denon AVR X2800h.
Everything has been sounding quite great until recently. Recently I listened to the Getz/Gilberto Acoustic Sounds reissue and it was wonderful. As was the Dave Brubeck Time Out recording.
I had gotten a Rachmaninoff album from Warner Classics. It was sealed. I did notice that the record seemed extremely staticky. I put it on the turntable and played it (after using the Fluance carbon fiber brush on it to remove static). Very quickly I started noticing some very loud pops (almost electric sounding). They continued throughout fairly regularly. When I took the record off the turntable, it seemed the entire platter and turntable were now more statically charged.
Then I tried playing a brand new copy of the Miles Davis Kind of Blue UHQR from Analogue Productions. Even this record was experiencing these loud pops.
I found that things seemed to improve when I took off the acrylic platter and washed it with a damp microfiber and then cotton cloth.
I then washed this Rachmaninoff album in my Spin Clean and it did sound better initially but soon seemed to recollect static and start popping.
Has anyone experienced such a thing? Any solutions? Kind of frustrating!
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@chille1525 Afraid I don't have any "ah hah!" diagnostics and/or solutions for you. However, a couple or three questions: How old or, more importantly, how much mileage do you have on your stylus & cartridge? In other words, do you have a method or tool (e.g. Stylus Tracker) to track the hours of use of your stylus/cartridge? Do clean your stylus regularly (e.g. before each side of an album)? If so, how so and with what (e.g. stylus cleaning gadget; liquid stylus cleaner)? Do you store your albums in good quality anti-static poly sleeves? Have you checked, cleaned, secured, etc. your TT and pre-amp phono contacts? There are other possibilities. However, my advice would be to check the basics, first. Good Luck! |
@chille1525 One more basic thing to check = stylus force (i.e. with a good quality, accurate stylus gauge). |
Often overlooked, the record may pick up a static charge after it has finished playing the side. You already experienced this. I believe static on vinyl after playing is caused by the environment and climate of your room; eg, very dry, low moisture in the air, possibly the mat on the platter, maybe from a dirty stylus.
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