jonvilardii

I probably am then, I'm using a method off reddit.com/r/vinyl with an isopropyl/distilled water solution and microfiber cloth. If you had to guess, what would my (or our) problem likely be? Is there something off with my equipment somehow, or are my new pressings just less than great?

Alright very cool. I'm sure I will, I was just goin crazy not knowing whether it was some defect or not. Thanks again for taking all the time to answer my infinite questions, happy new year!

I only washed a couple records with solution, so that shouldn't really be playing into the issue. I did set the counterweight to instructions right out of the box, would it make sense to re-calibrate that? I've carefully moved the turntable to different rooms a few times with the tone arm secured, so I don't know if it might have been thrown out of whack. I'm listening at a medium volume, and the sounds are never louder than the music, they're audible only when the music is quiet and pretty much always between tracks. All of my records (7 at the moment) are fairly varied but are all very modern pressings, which I've heard can be less than perfect. Anyway, thanks so much for your help!

There's a video just to show you guys what I'm talking about specifically. Around :30 on is the type of tick I'm mainly experiencing. There can be more or less individual ticks then that usually, and I almost always hear it between tracks, even on freshly cleaned records. Thanks all!

Okay I've just been a bit confused because I've heard conflicting reports between people saying "its a part of vinyl" and "imperfections should be minimal, my favorite records only have 2 ticks on a side". I can handle the noise just fine I just want to know that everything is as it should be. Is it possible that static is manifesting itself as noise in a way other than attracting additional dust?

I just wet cleaned my record and it still had lots of ticks between songs right after. Is that still an effect of the Carbons static problem?

I live in Florida where the humidity is high and the temperature is still 80, would it still be causing all this static?

I guess my question would be why is my setup causing this much static in the first place? The mat and platter are what came with the Carbon, and I've not heard of this being a common problem with people who own this TT. My environment is not conducive to static so it just leaves me kind of baffled as to why this would be happening.

I'm beginning to strongly suspect static may have something to do with it for a few reasons. I just introduced a Bellari VP130 into my setup, and I don't quite recall the problem beforehand, but I may have just not noticed it. But a few suspicious things are that my records are stuck to the mat by static after almost every play and if I touch the pin in the center of the platter or the platter itself, or simply move the mat around, I will hear a static tick that sounds exactly like what I'm hearing throughout my records. I live in a very humid climate so its not dry air, and I've been brushing my records with an antistatic brush before each play, but the static seems to keep recharging. Both my pre and TT are grounded. Perhaps something is off electrically somehow?

Gotcha. My last question I guess would then be is there a way I can know if I have a static issue? A couple times, the mat has stuck to a record from static electricity, and if I brush my finger against the pin in the middle of the platter it will discharge a very small amount of static that is audible. I'm in a humid environment and believe my brush is anti-static so I'm not sure if that might be it.

Even if they're brand new? Also when I'm saying ticks, I more mean minor crackles at quiet parts of the record, namely rests and or the space between songs. Is that normal or still should not be happening?

As its only 5 days old, would that likely be related to the problem? And I've seen some different techniques people suggest for stylus cleaning, is there a particular way that would be good for me to do it without having any special tools at the moment?

For example, at the moment I'm noticing some ticks and other noise on my new records, especially when the music becomes quieter. I've tried cleaning them with a record brush, but some noise still remains along with some dust when I look with a light. It's also got me wondering if there could be anything wrong with my ProJect debut carbon or Bellari VP130 that I simply wouldn't know exists since I'm new and naive. However, at the same time, I also don't know if these somewhat persistent but not severe ticks/slight noise are just something normal that I should just expect to encounter. For both this question and any others I might encounter, how can I best tell what's "normal" and what might require some actual concern?

That's a good point. After checking them all out I think I will just stick with the stock. Thanks a lot for your help!