Am I having a problem with static?


I am very new to turntables. When I play a record the sound becomes quiet "fuzzy" at times. Sometimes it starts out fine to my ears but after a few sides the fuzziness becomes apparent. On one occasion when I went to lift the lever up to move the tonearm I got a brief spark (which was visible). I do use an antistatic brush on both sides of the record before playing.

The system is a Clear Audio Champion TT, Graham Robin arm, and Benz Glider cartridge.

Do you think it is static or something else? Should I purchase an antistatic gun (like the one UHF mag advertizes).

Digital sources through the rest of the system sound fine.

Thanks in advance.
mmdecapo

Showing 2 responses by ebarker2

Static depends on a lot of things (carpet, ventilation etc) but try keeping a moist sponge near the turntable, and also cover an old record in a piece of tin foil, and rest the record on it to remove the static (this is an alternative to the gun. If you buy a gun, remember to pull the trigger very slowly, and release slowly).
Yes, Raul as usual is absolutely right. Check if your turntable and arm are grounded or not. I've got one tt with no ground, but managed to attach a ground to the bass of the spindle bearing. That helped with static.