I love it when a newbie vinyl user gets hit in the face with the reality of the medium. New, used or otherwise, any vinyl is very often noisy. There are pops, clicks, lead-in groove swooshing, warp wow, off-center pressings, etc. But occasionally there will be a quiet, well-made record. We deal with it and move on. Record cleaning machines may help, but only to a certain degree.
Crackle and hiss on some albums
New to world of vinyl.
Had a low end Orbit turntable, played everything OK.
Upgraded to a Planar 3 with Rega Exact 2 cartridge. Absolutely love it. Noticed that some albums - even when brand new - exhibit some crackle, pop, and hiss. Some albums are dead silent and perfect. Have checked for dust and that doesn’t seem to be issue. Is there a quality factor with some pressings I am missing? Or something in setup that needs looking at?
Thank you for thoughts!
System is Vincent tube gear -
Vincent PH-701 tube Phono Stage
Vincent SA-T7 tube Preamp
Vincent SP-20 tube hybrid Amp
Sonus Faber Olympica II’s