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Nasty Static on Vinyl

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I am getting static like crazy even when my amp is muted. Trying to problem solve this and could use anyone’s help.
I have been resurrecting my record collection and adding new records. Replacing all the inner sleeves with MoFi sleeves and outer sleeves as well to protect the covers. It’s very strangle that some of my records have crazy amounts of pops and clicks which is definitely static. So much so that the static comes through even when the amp is muted. Some play fine. Purchased Dire Straits Brothers in Arms MoFi and Wes Montgomery at the Blue Note, totally unplayable!
Ive tried bathing them in distilled water, cleaning them, nothing. Gonna buy a zerostat and I hope that helps. Driving me crazy that I can’t listen to my collection. Any help would be much appreciated.
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uberwaltz
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I did find it very odd Lewm but could only take what the OP stated for now.
I can certainly see 67db gain raising the noise floor considerably but it should not have sounded like static pops and snaps imho.

He also might want to try a few even higher settings than 470, I know some people with some carts run right up to 47k or even Herron infinity loading
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Thought the 100ohms would be too low and as I said try 220 or 470.
Glad the 470 is working out for you.
Enjoy
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uberwaltz
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If memory serves me right the Hana SL is what I would term a momc at 0.7mv.
On the high gain it was likely distorting somewhat and backing it down to the lower setting cured that.
Not that your initial description sounded like distortion but your cure indicates it possibly was.

My guess would be 45db on low and 60 or even 65 dB gain on high 
100ohm might be leaving some upper details on the table though.
Try just changing the impedance one click at a time and evaluating it.
you may find 220 or 470 sounds better.
Good luck.
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It does not stack up somewhere.

Are you sure it is not an issue with your phono electronics? If it has a random problem this could give the illusion that it is only on certain records.

Unless of course when you say certain records you mean if you play x album it ALWAYS does it?
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Move to Florida, no shortage of humidity.
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