Recent content by OliverBen5672

glad its not too big of a problem, probably just being over paranoid/protective as it's the first record I've had that's done it. Shame its so common apparently, but as its not too bad and sound is fine I can live with it, thanks to everyone who responded.

Yeah, a lot of what I saw on the internet just said modern vinyl is worse quality and is often warped so that's what I was assuming it was, but its still quite annoying.

Hi, Maybe this is normal, maybe it isn't but I want to check. I'm pretty new to vinyl, I don't even have 10 records yet. Today a record arrived and naturally I've ran to stick it on my turntable but as I did I noticed it seemed to move up and down as it rotated. The platter seemed perfectly...

Say brush is arriving tomorrow so will see how well that cleans it. I might end up getting a standard stylus brush for a tenner and then maybe try out the gel later as well as many people have mentioned it to be good. I'm not too sure what to look for when looking at the stylus, when I was...

Ok, well I've ordered the brush now so will dust off the record and see if there's an improvement, I think it should make a big difference. Cleaning the stylus seems like a good idea too though. Will any old stylus brush do? Another product I've been recommended a lot is...

The Hunt EDA name has been mentioned a fair bit but cant see any new ones for sale, and are at a higher price. In that case I'm going to order this one, it should arrive by Sunday and then I'll see if it helps, if not I'll be right back...

Yep its silent when the turntables not playing so that's a good sign. I'm trying to upload a photo of my stylus just to check but it won't let me, I get a message saying the uploaded file doesn't have an allowed extension, what? I don't know why this is I can upload photos on other sites...

Ok, I plan on ordering some basic cleaning stuff tonight then, an antistatic brush and microfibre cloth. Hopefully this will be enough to reduce the noise and then at least I know that the only problem is dirt and not in my setup. Then, later down the line when my bank accounts recovered from...

The turntable was already set up as it was bought second hand, I did look over it and it all seemed to be set up as it should according to the manual. The mat is an interesting idea, its felt so probably would produce some static. The platter underneath is acrylic so do you mean just to run it...

Its the standard one the comes with the RP3, Cartridge is Elys 2 Yeah I know but I am always assume the worst and think I've done something wrong with the system. Is it likely just dirt or something else? Either way I could use some recommendations on inexpensive good cleaning kits.

The more I read into this and closely listen to the tracks I'm noticing some background noise, it seems like the most common cause for this is dirt? The record is new so I don't know why it would be but is that likely the case? If so can someone recommend a good cheap cleaning kit? Or is it more...

Hi, I've just set up my first system and have started to play my first bit of vinyl, however between tracks (and especially at the start before track 1 comes on) I'm getting quite a bit of fuzzy/crackling noise. Is this normal or have I set up the turntable (Rega Planar 3) wrong?

I've sent you a message although I'm not sure I've done it correctly. Is this the type of cable you mean for reference - https://www.amazon.co.uk/kenable-3-5mm-Stereo-Phono-Plugs-blue/dp/B003PU4F8U?th=1

Yep Thank you for clearing that up for me, I wasn't sure if I could use just any of the rca inputs but if that's the case I will just use the CD player input instead. That's very generous, I am in the UK and I am on a budget as you guessed so will send you a message now.

Hi, I am sure this is a very, very stupid beginner question but I currently have a marantz pm6005 amp. It's inputs are shown in the photo attached, there is no aux input as you can see. I want to stream music from my phone wirelessly to this amp and have been told the Chromecast audio is the...