This.
Cleaning your records commonly solves static electricity issues.Honestly, I have none for decades. Pablo, is your TT properly grounded?
('keeled' LP12 + Ittok LVIII + Troika)
Turntable Static/dust/fuzz control
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This.
Cleaning your records commonly solves static electricity issues.Honestly, I have none for decades. Pablo, is your TT properly grounded?
('keeled' LP12 + Ittok LVIII + Troika)
"It’s grounded electrically and sonically fine"This.
Honestly, I have none for decades. Pablo, is your TT properly grounded?
('keeled' LP12 + Ittok LVIII + Troika)
My records are fine, play fine.
Dust on the records is NOT the problem. Dust attracted to everything else plastic on the TT is the problem.
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Perhaps you might consider to humidify your home's air (especially during winter).
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Perhaps you might consider to humidify your home's air (especially during winter).
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Back in the day, I had a Nitty Gritty 2.5 FI recording cleaning machine. It cleaned records with a suede micro-brush dampened with an alcohol based solution then vacuumed it dry. Then I followed up with a brush that was wired to the electrical ground. I even built a big sandbox with a floating lid (with sand it weighed about 100 lbs.) to use as the pedestal for my record player, to get it perfectly level and vibrationally isolated. That got the records about as good as they can get. I was a late adopter to digital, but I finally did switch to digital and sold all my records, playback equipment, alignment and cleaning gear, etc. It was cathartic!
I thought about this a bit. The key thing for noise reduction is the turntable and preamp be the same electrical potential, not that the turntable be at earth ground potential. In fact, most turntables when connected to an isolated phono preamp are not earth grounded.
Essentially my turntable is floating in reference to earth ground.
I will earth ground the whole thing and see if I get ground loop noise. And see if static is reduced!
Essentially my turntable is floating in reference to earth ground.
I will earth ground the whole thing and see if I get ground loop noise. And see if static is reduced!
Isn't your turntable already grounded to the preamp? And the preamp is plugged into the wall, which is earth grounded.
One problem is that the standard analog audio connections (RCA jacks) are unbalanced / single ended. Frame ground is the same as signal ground. If there is any impedance between the different grounds (such as different outlets on your wall), you get small currents called "ground loops" which can be audible as hum/noise. Balanced audio connectors (3-pin or TRS) eliminate this.
One trick that some people use with unbalanced connections is to float the ground by cutting off or disconnecting the ground of the electrical plug. Don't do that, it's unsafe. Another trick that is safer, is to connect one channel's (left or right, take your pick, but exactly one and not both) signal ground to frame/earth ground.
That may reduce hum/noise (if you have any) but it won't reduce static.
Yes grounded to preamp. BUT preamp has a stand alone 120AC 2 blade (no ground) DC 48V power supply, I don't think -24 (or call it the negative) is connected to earth ground at all.
Yes I want to avoid ground loops, and I am guessing I will create exactly that IF I earth ground the preamp ground post.
I have no hum now, so yeah don't want to add any! Haahahaha.
I have used zerostat (since 1976!!!), it definitely helps. When playing an LP, the stylus friction on the vinyl creates static. When you finish playing, discharge the gun above the it before lifting the record, then aim it at the later and treat both sides before putting back inside the sleeve.
Remember friction on plastic creates electrostatic electricity. I used a treatment years ago consisting of a liquid spray which completely eliminated static from the vinyl.
46% RH is on the low side closer to 60% would help: a humidifier?? maybe
Remember friction on plastic creates electrostatic electricity. I used a treatment years ago consisting of a liquid spray which completely eliminated static from the vinyl.
46% RH is on the low side closer to 60% would help: a humidifier?? maybe
There are laundry dryer sheets that claim to remove static, try one of them on plastic. May need to moisten the sheet a bit so you can apply/rub lightly that sheet on plastic. I too agree the room's air must be very dry.
I’m conflicted as for my office RH requirement. My safes and firearms I keep on the low side. But do agree not helping static dissipation
So I connected preamp/turntable to earth ground. No hum no noises.
Hmmmmm…..there is a slight potential though
So I connected preamp/turntable to earth ground. No hum no noises.
Hmmmmm…..there is a slight potential though
Sounds great.
PS I still can't stand Young's voice.
PS I still can't stand Young's voice.
I took a microfiber close and sprayed it liberally with my Gliptone static X. I even took the TT mat outside and sprayed it with same spray. It could be me, but seems to have dissipated the charge +/- and less dust is sticking.
Now listening to Alan Parson via WiiM. Tired of cleaning and resleeving all my old vinyl, only can handle in spurts.
CDs next up!
One reason for keeping the old CDs is that streaming services don't always let you pick what version of an album to listen to. Many of the albums they stream are modern remasters that have been absolutely crushed with dynamic range compression. They sound terrible compared to old CDs made before the "loudness wars".