LP12/Aro static build up

Could be a number of things, but sometimes it's down to the grounding between the underside of the headshell and the top of the cartridge body.  Are you using good quality steel mounting hardware?

Also check the continuity of the conductive paint along the arm shaft.  There are two small points at either end for you to do this. 

Thanks Richard,

Peter at Cymbiosis fitted the cartridge last year so no issues with correct bolts etc and he will have checked the continuity (or does this go back to factory for checking).

Only thing have done differently is put the original 1986 lid back on with Sondek logo as opposed to replacement lid i had been using with just linn logo on.

Might try swap g them over. Strange its happened suddenly.

RR

RR, could be a static charge in the lid I suppose.  It's best to always remove the lid when actually playing a record - it's just a dust cover and doesn't do the sound of the deck any favours.

Try it with the lid off.

I would also suggest trying it with the lid off - look carefully at the arm as you lift the lid slowly too. I had a similar issue in the past - although not with my Aro

I don't think it's the lid -- the culprit is simply the winter months, when indoor air is heated and dry, which worsens static buildup. I'm experiencing the same here in NYC. There's a "static gun" on the market that I might try -- perhaps that's the solution? Perhaps others here can weigh in on whether it's effective.

Dry winter air is the worst for vinyl play. Spring is coming.

I have found the Furtech DeStat 2 to be very effective for this issue and as a general neutralizer of static. Imo, you can hear the difference. Best of luck..

ATB,

Mark

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We haven't had much of a problem with dry cold air this winter in the UK.

Red Rooster posted:

Hi,

 

Been playing a lot of vinyl recently and started to notice some annoying static distortion build up half way through the sides of some records. Most recent was whilst playing180g copy of Welcome Back My Friends from ELP. Problem gets sorted by lifting the Aro up off the record and replacing it.

flipping annoying and can't remember it happening in the past. Cartridge is a relatively new XX2 Mk 2 and tracking been checked ok. I do tend to play with the lid down

Any ideas would be welcome.

 

Regards

 

RR

 

 

 

 

 

hi, i had the same problem with my tt. solution was: touching a radiator before putting the record on the platter and undressing my plastic shoes (no fun!!). christoph

ps.: and antistatic dust sleeves. problem is bigger with 200 or 180 g lp's, don't know why.

yeti42 posted:

We haven't had much of a problem with dry cold air this winter in the UK.

 

 

 

It's the air inside the house being heated up that is dry, as Joe has already said.

Synthetic fibres in carpets and clothes also creates a lot of static.

Nagaoka sleeves help.

Lid should never be on whilst playing anyway.

Keeping a small bowl of water in your listening room will help counteract the drying out effect of central heating. Cooler air in winter holds less moisture which increases the static but, unfortunately, whilst central heating warms the air, it also dries it.

A small bowl of water in a room will do nothing.

I once reached a stage where many of my LP 'glued' themselves to the felt mat of my LP12 so that I had to lay them on a flat surface and use one hand to hold it down and the other to peel off the mat. I resorted to a rubber mat for a while, then changed back to felt and found the problem was much reduced. Never did find a reason for it.

There seems to be some migration of the antistatic agent from the sleeve to the record, at least with the Goldring sleeves, as after they've been in them for a while there's no static problem but just a few days in one is less effective.

, I too have a newish xx2 cartridge and have found that recently purchased 180 gram vinyl can appear to mistrack. Given the comparatively high price of some of these "deluxe" vinyl issues, I find some of the inner sleeves very poor and static attractive. The best solution I have found is to wash the records themselves to get rid of the surface "protection" they use and then use the anti static poly type inner sleeves. Well worth the 20p a go cost.