that's the medium. Its a mechanical device and it traces a record made of vinyl there has to be noise.I don't care how well designed a TT and Tonearm system is. It has to make some kind of noise other then whats recorded.
Vinyl cleanliness
How many albums do you own that don't have ANY pops or clicks from beginning to end after a thorough cleaning? I have yet to find one, and was curious as to your results.
And yes, I know how to clean my albums ;)
And yes, I know how to clean my albums ;)