Have you tried the Milty Static Gun after play, before you remove the LP? Seems like that's when it is needed most.
Recommended cork platter for my SL 1200 GR Technics TT
Howdy folks-
I'm new to the vinyl kingdom but have some early success with cart, phono pre and turntable selections. Most pieces of the system are new and coming together nicely.
Problem is the Gosh Darn static. Dang! All new and old vinyl is cleaned through my Record Doctor and come off looking good with no charge. Next step into the MoFi static free sleeves and wait to be played. When it's game time, I pull them from the sleeve, no charge but I hit em with the Milty Static Gun, then onto the table to be groomed by my Audioquest anti static brush and played.
When I pull the record off the table, most have a static charge and some you can feel the charge coming off the record like it's an electrical storm! Dang sauce!
I'm also running my dehumidifier between playings. I'd say the humidity is around 45 to 55, but doesn't seem to make a difference.
Cork platter? Shrimp platter?
Thanks for chiming in!
Brent
I'm new to the vinyl kingdom but have some early success with cart, phono pre and turntable selections. Most pieces of the system are new and coming together nicely.
Problem is the Gosh Darn static. Dang! All new and old vinyl is cleaned through my Record Doctor and come off looking good with no charge. Next step into the MoFi static free sleeves and wait to be played. When it's game time, I pull them from the sleeve, no charge but I hit em with the Milty Static Gun, then onto the table to be groomed by my Audioquest anti static brush and played.
When I pull the record off the table, most have a static charge and some you can feel the charge coming off the record like it's an electrical storm! Dang sauce!
I'm also running my dehumidifier between playings. I'd say the humidity is around 45 to 55, but doesn't seem to make a difference.
Cork platter? Shrimp platter?
Thanks for chiming in!
Brent
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I had the same exact problem during the New England Winters and solved it by purchasing a 3" by 4" anti static mat which is grounded to the wall outlet and sits under my turntable. I put one finger on the mat and use my other hand to lift the record and viola....no static! I bought it online from a company that sells different kinds of anti static mats. A google search is best and it cost less than 20.00 shipped to me. |
The best platter mat for Technics DD turntables are the SAEC SS-300 (alloy 870g) and Micro Seiki CU-180 (copper, 1.8kg) if you want to block EMI effect and eliminates the distortion-producing resonance in the 200-400Hz range, which is common to most all conventional rubber mats. This results in a 10~20dB net reduction in overall resonance, to further reduce distortion at its source. Some cartridges, especially the LOMC, are sensivite to the rotor under the platter, felt mats or cork mats can't solve the problem.
Static is not a problem at all, just buy $10 carbon record brush and use it everytime you play vinyl. There is no better solution that this. You can also buy Antistatic Gun for $60 and then you can forget about static. |
GRUV GLIDE...Kills static eliminates it! one of the best products for vinyl records imo, I dont play records without this stuff. You apply it once and then not agian for a long time. excellent. https://www.amazon.com/GruvGlide-GRUVGLIDE-DJ-Package/dp/B0015VEZ22/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=15282... Matt M |
I might suggest an alternate approach. And maybe the culprit isn't the turntable. Maybe you are generating static electricity which discharges when you touch the table. So try this.... Grab a small allen wrench (usually plenty around audio equipment) and MUTE THE SYSTEM. Touch the allen wrench to the preamp chassis to discharge any static you might have generated. Then see of there is static when you raise the tonearm or touch the record. My listening chair has upholstery that tends to generate static electricity which I have to discharge before touching any equipment. |
Hate to say it, but I agree with the Gruv-Glide idea. In the past, I've had huge problems with static and GG totally eliminated it. If you apply it properly, it leave minimal residue, which is removed by the stylus after a play or two. Now I don't seem to have the problems with my Basis, which has a separate ground for the bearing, so I don't use it much if at all. BTW, I think Nitty Gritty Pure2 cleaning fluid has an anti-static agent in it. I think. It's good stuff too, which never hurts. |
This is a totally subjective opinion, but it seems to me there are two kinds of static electricity that develop in connection with playing records. The first is static that develops on the record service itself as a result of playing. That is the form of static that could conceivably interact with the cartridge so as to affect its performance. Second is static that the user brings to the turntable when he walks across the floor to touch the LP or change the LP. That latter source of static charge build up May or may not be a problem with respect to actually playing LPs. Since the second source of static electric charge build up is impossible to separate from that which occurs during the playing of an LP, it is difficult to know when you have a problem. But I do advocate any and all of the curers that have been advocated by previous contributors to this thread. |
bpolettiGrab a small allen wrench (usually plenty around audio equipment) and MUTE THE SYSTEM. Touch the allen wrench to the preamp chassis to discharge any static" This is such silly advise there is nothing magic about an Allan wrench there is no reason to use an Allan wrench at all in this circumstance unless you need an Allan wrench to mute your system which is just about impossible a requirement you can just touch the chassis with your hand its probably a better conducter than the wrench! |
You can't lose trying the Herbie's mat to see if it lights your fire. I tried his thickest one on my Technics SL-1200G and I am sending it back, as it made things too "damped" sounding for my taste - - but someone else might just love the sound that way. I am trying an acrylic 5mm mat on top of a 1.5mm silicone foam next. Every surface makes a change....... |