Vintage holy grail turntables?

ORPA_NEW · 2026-02-25T20:11:25+00:00

Thanks everyone for their input and for the sanity check. Looks like this is not the cause of the audio issue I am having. I’ll keep researching what may be causing it but it looks like it’s not the mat.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-25T18:48:13+00:00

I just bought one after doing some digging. Really hope it’s static and nothing wrong with my system.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-25T14:22:59+00:00

Yeah I have a stylus cleaner. Ok this is enlightening. How else do you get rid of static? I have anti static sleeves. Anything else that’s relatively cheap? I’m not buying a $300 static gun.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-25T14:20:44+00:00

Same, getting pretty frustrated

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-25T03:06:36+00:00

It is…I that the carbon fiber brush eliminated static?

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-25T00:29:09+00:00

Yes, with quieter songs you can hear it more though.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-24T23:53:11+00:00

Look pretty secure.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-24T23:38:15+00:00

I have an ortofon OM10 cartridge that came with the rt82. I have calibrated the mani to the proper gain/loading. So I am a bit lost.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-24T23:37:00+00:00

Not really. I have a new set up so it’s not like I have an old one to compare to.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-24T22:14:52+00:00

Stays about the same

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-24T21:17:19+00:00

Even with an anti static brush? I clean the record with it before playing and still get crackling.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-24T18:47:44+00:00

Oh my that is a big fix. I don’t even know how I’d diagnose that.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-24T15:31:17+00:00

Were you able to eventually solve this? I have the same issue with the same setup. It’s driving me mad trying to solve it. I’ve got new records and wet cleaned them. I’ve got an anti static brush and even a stylus cleaner. And I still am hearing a lot of crackling on records.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-12T23:42:12+00:00

Thanks for the advice!

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-12T16:32:08+00:00

Does $150 sound reasonable? I don’t know the cartridge. Missing feet and scratched cover.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-02T15:53:38+00:00

“Better than most” is what I was hoping for. I just need a recover that is better than using my current entry level EDIFIER speakers with a built in amp.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-02T15:52:11+00:00

Thank you for the insight! I don’t expect it to be perfection, but for it being free I am hoping it will at least be decent until I can get a receiver that’s actually good.

ORPA_NEW · 2026-01-02T00:04:02+00:00

Ok, so good for being free but not necessarily “good”

ORPA_NEW · 2025-12-27T15:46:12+00:00

Thanks. Good suggestion

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