In many cases new.
What causes surface noise on vinyl.
So i ve been using the project debut 3 and marantz pm5004 amp and i have a huge problem with surface noise.
Much of the time this can be seen by the naked eye in decent light grey areas in the grooves dull finish actual etch marks at specific points in the record etc but once in a while you ll simply be caught by groove damage that can t be seen.
Another significant source is the process of removing a vinyl record from its plastic inner sleeve.
Generally speaking really noisy records have one of 5 causes.
Surface noise on spankin new vinyl.
Surface noise on brand new wax is another common complaint.
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In many circumstances you should be able to fix this one yourself by wet cleaning the vinyl either by hand or using a record cleaning machine.
Digital music production and playback has allowed us to clean up the noise of analog tape and production techniques to a level of perfection never thought possible throughout most of the 20th century.
In fact as a matter of good practice i wet clean all my new vinyl before the first play.
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John peel s famous surface noise quote is held up as capturing perfectly the sentiment behind vinyl s unlikely revival in the digital age.