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Noisier Outer Edges?

This might be an obvious question, but why are most, if not all of my records are somewhat noisier on the outer edges than on the inside? Is this my setup? I have a Music Hall 5.1. I thought it might be all the finger prints from handling the records, but this is true for new records also, and I am very careful when it comes to handling records.

Thanks.
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audiofeil
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Could be the tonearm and turntable may be experiencing movement and/or vibration from the user at the beginning of the record.

If this is a possibilty then the opening grooves are more susceptitle to damage than the balance of the record once the tonearm and table have stabilized.

Just a thought.
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