BryanAguilarHTX

Geez, alot people on here are on their period for some reason. Is it really that hard to give a clear answer to this problem?

I don't think anybody else is listening. It's not in the inner grooves where tracking errors are most common. It's also not the entire song. Just this bit, if it was, wouldn't the entire song sound this way if it was the cartridge? I just tried a second copy of Iron Maiden's debut (my other copy had this problem on one part) and it's not there. Proof it's not the setup, which I already knew. It's something in the record. Apparently it's not static or dirt/dust (I cleaned it several times). Come on now. Somebody out there has to know what is wrong with this record. I truly don't believe this problem is only inherent to me.

I don't think it's the turntable (even though yes I will eventually upgrade). If it was, this would be on every record and it's only on a few parts of a few records that I have out of like 40 that I currently own. Still, it's really annoying and it sounds the worst on those albums that I mentioned.

The other thread I made centered around the Vinyl Styl record cleaner, and passively mentioned the static problem. I thought sibilence only applied to the "s" sound when a singer sings it or high hats. And it doesn't happen on every record, only certain parts of albums, in this case on the intro to "Liar". The distortion/static you can hear on the left channel of the video I posted and I know for a fact it's not supposed to be there. On a Copy of Iron Maiden's debut the song "Charlotte the Harlot" has the same problem, just that track. My copy of Queen I is, as I stated, the US '73 Elektra pressing, the one with the white Queen logo not the gold Queen emossed logo.

Video of what I'm talking about - Queen "Liar" US Elektra pressing (Edit: Finally got the video to post) Compare it to the 20 second mark of the song the way it normally sounds. For some reason you can't hear as good it through speakers, has to be heard through headphones, which is how I listen to all my music.

So with static I see lost of people having problems with static differently than I do. Heck it might not even be "static" for all I know, as I'm still relatively a noobie with vinyl. So others say that it makes the mat stick to the record, I don't have this problem. For me every time either the singer or a certain instrument plays, a bunch of this static plays practically in tune to what is being tracked. Is this the static people are talking about, and what's the best way that's very cost effective to get rid of this? I do use a Vinyl Styl anti-static brush to get rid of surface dust but it does nothing for the in-groove "static".

Bought a Discwasher off Amazon and the results so far have been underwhelming. Heard some good stuff, even though the reviews have been somewhat generic. Don't really see much of anything sticking to the record brush, and I wouldn't say my records are terribly clean. Might return it since I'm a bit dissapointed, but what do you guys think of it, if you've bought one? Was thinking of getting an old school Discwasher since those are deemed as "old reliable". Thoughts? One thing it won't get rid of is all the static that sounds every time a certain instrument plays. I'm pretty sure it said on the page it doesn't remove static removal though. What's the best and easiest way to get rid of this pesky static inside the grooves?

So here's the deal with me: The turntable I use, the Audio Technica AT LP60 is most likely what's causing the channels to screw up. I tested them on my crappy Crosley knockoff (not even a crappy Crosley but a Crosley knockoff!!) and it doesn't seem to be evident. I've already returned them and got my refund. If this is indeed the case that it's my TT, I can just buy them again but they're out of stock right now, so I pose the question for the two albums I might want to get (SIT and SS, the two harder to find ones on vinyl): Out of strictly the US pressings, which one's better, 2014 or the 1986/88 pressings of Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son? I hear that the 80s pressings have a problem with inner groove distortion, is this true at all, even with a good properly aligned cartridge? And of course is the quality overall better on which? I appreciate any input.

Can't find anything on that in the Beginner's guide.

What you should do (if you live in the US anyway) is return these new pressings, go on Ebay and get the 1980s ones. That's what I'm gonna do anyway.

New to the forum so I had made my own post about this (though this thread was pretty buried). Here's my original post: For the first two albums (debut and Killers) I didn't get them, because I was going to stick to the US pressings which included "Sanctuary" and "Twilight Zone", excluded on the UK versions and thus these 2014 versions. Number of the Beast's remastering job was very subpar compared to the '82 version, so I returned it and got the original. The studio albums from Piece of Mind through Seventh Son all had some form of mixing problem ranging from annoying to downright unlistenable (which by this I mean the individual tracks seem to "sway" from their channels, a bit hard to explain but it makes me dizzy after awhile, and by unlistenable, Piece of Mind's mix was shifted towards the right channel, very annoying) and some had this strange problem where in between tracks the audio would completely cut off, sometimes taking the last bit of the song with it. I don't know what that's about, and it sounds just as weird as I'm making it sound to be. The singles haven't been much better. The same mixing problems are persistent, though some better than others. Two other problems though, are the warping which was really bad on some, and the pressing seemed to be slightly off center on certain singles causing pitch vibration problems in addition to the mixing woes. The covers to the studio versions are also very flimsy and cheaply made. The European versions were sturdier and were also glossy. I didn't care about the glossiness really, just the fact that the covers feel almost paper thin. Not quite, but damn near close.

Looking for a decently priced cartidge (not looking to spend $200 on one, sorry) that sounds good and make inner groove distortion either dissapear or sound really manageable. Looking to spend somewhere in the $70 or so range, obviously preferably less if there's a good one out there for that price. I'm pretty much a n00b I guess you could say with vinyl, so not looking to spend a lot. The IGD thing is really important though. Nobody likes inner groove distortion.

Hello, first post ever on this forum. I've not really seen a lot of talk about these Iron Maiden vinyl reissues of all their 1980s albums and 7'' singles, so I wanted to know what you all thought, because my experience with these reissues have been quite negative. Iron Maiden is one of my all time favorite bands and before this whole campaign never owned a Maiden album on vinyl, so I took this opportunity with all the expendable income from my first job at the time to dive right in. Unfortunately, from what I understand the European pressings have been very good, but the American versions have been the opposite, and last I checked, I do live in America. Lol For the first two albums (debut and Killers) I didn't get them, because I was going to stick to the US pressings which included "Sanctuary" and "Twilight Zone", excluded on the UK versions and thus these 2014 versions. Number of the Beast's remastering job was very subpar compared to the '82 version, so I returned it and got the original. The studio albums from Piece of Mind through Seventh Son all had some form of mixing problem ranging from annoying to downright unlistenable (which by this I mean the individual tracks seem to "sway" from their channels, a bit hard to explain but it makes me dizzy after awhile, and by unlistenable, Piece of Mind's mix was shifted towards the right channel, very annoying) and some had this strange problem where in between tracks the audio would completely cut off, sometimes taking the last bit of the song with it. I don't know what that's about, and it sounds just as weird as I'm making it sound to be. The singles haven't been much better. The same mixing problems are persistent, though some better than others. Two other problems though, are the warping which was really bad on some, and the pressing seemed to be slightly off center on certain singles causing pitch vibration problems in addition to the mixing woes. The covers to the studio versions are also very flimsy and cheaply made. The European versions were sturdier and were also glossy. I didn't care about the glossiness really, just the fact that the covers feel almost paper thin. Not quite, but damn near close. I'll be returning these and use the money to get the 1980s pressings. Sorry if this was a bit long winded but this quality control from one of the biggest bands and one of MY favorites is downright rediculous. What do you all think?

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