Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops


Does this mean that the problem is the stylus/ Needle?

Please Help!

TIA

jjbeason14

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I would double-check that the stylus connection wires are properly seated and the stylus alignment is correct. The cartridge should have specs indicating what to set the anti-skate to. The blue might require a higher anti-skate setting. If everything checks out correctly and you’re discharging any static electric buildup before playback, I suggest swapping the cartridges to see if the problem goes away. If so, then the cartridge itself could be a bad cartridge.

 

If your brother just swapped out the cartridges, then I would double check what your turntable's settings are against the specs for the Blue.