If you cleaned it well first, you're probably just the unlucky purchaser of a poorly pressed copy. Unfortunately, If you buy enough new vinyl releases, you're bound to occasionally get a noisy copy. It's one of the annoying pitfalls of this hobby. Some labels/pressing plants are worse than others. There's little accountability for this as far as the pressing plants and record distributors. If a retailer chooses to replace a noisy copy for a customer, they generally aren't going to be reimbursed by anyone.
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.