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Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops

Nothing major, but annoying.

Could it be because I was spinning old dirty vinyl which made the platter dirty/dusty?

I'm about to buy the humminguru. Does anything go well with it?

 

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rsf507
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I have a Zerostat/Miltystat and IMO doesn't do anything. 

dogberry
574 posts
 

Hey, dogberry,

Are you saying the Furutech Destat III is fake junk?

???

No, but there are Furutech products that I would classify that way. The Destat III is effective and expensive. The Milty Zerostat is a bit less effective, harder to use correctly, but a lot cheaper.

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kray
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What kind of mat are you using? 

I starting using an acrylic mat and static greatly reduced. 

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jjbeason14 OP
412 posts
 

Thanks guys!

I'm just using the mat that came with the Technics 1500C.

 

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atmasphere
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I’m just using the mat that came with the Technics 1500C.

@jjbeason14 The Technics SL1200 comes with a rubber mat and its the weakest part of the turntable. I use an Oracle mat which is much better. It is formulated to be about the same hardness as vinyl so is pretty good about absorbing resonance in the LP caused by the cartridge tracking it.

You can hear this resonance. If the volume is all the way down and the LP is playing, ideally you would not be able to hear it while standing right next to the turntable. If the mat isn’t doing its job, you’ll hear the stylus tracking the groove quite easily.

Once you have that sorted, you’ll find the mids and highs smoother and more resolving while the bass has greater impact.

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