I also own this set and experienced the same problem. The answer to your question is that the vinyl used for the pressing was of poor quality, or the pressing was done on a press with a poor QA. Mine sounds like a used record that had been played with a worn-out stylus. If the vinyl used for pressing is not free of impurities, you will hear it as surface noise. Likewise, if the vinyl pellets are too hot when pressed, the vinyl burns and crystallizes, which results in a noisy record surface. I own quite a few records purchased brand new that sound like repackaged used records. Inferior vinyl and a poor pressing process will kill a good recording.
New Vinyl - "scratchy"?
I got the 2LP, 180g vinyl set of Jeff Beck, Live at Ronnie Scott's. Music is (of course) awesome, and the sound is amazing. EXCEPT, on quiet songs, there is a persistent scratchy sound. This was on the first play, and I've played other vinyl before and after that doesn't exhibit the same characteristic.
What would be your first suggestion as to possible cause - bad copy, bad pressing in general, something in my system that needs to be looked at, other?
Thanks in advance for any help.
What would be your first suggestion as to possible cause - bad copy, bad pressing in general, something in my system that needs to be looked at, other?
Thanks in advance for any help.