Fuzzy distortion on vinyl........Stylus issue?


Need some advice from the Turntable & Stylus crowd. I have an issue whereupon my vinyl has a tiny bit of fuzzy distortion when playing. This happens on brand new 180g albums as well as my collection from the 70's-80's.
Is this a stylus issue? or my cartridge (Ortofon Red MM)? Streaming & CD/SACD sound fine.

badger_erich

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My turntable is a Pro-ject Carbon Debut. As I recall, I purchased it back in 2015 and the cartridge was installed from the factory. I did follow the guide when setting it up, it doesn't skip tracks, but doesn't sound exactly "clean or clear". I have cleaned the stylus, maybe I should jump to an Ortofon Bronze?