Fuzzy distortion on vinyl........Stylus issue?

Your problem takes me back to the bad ole' days, the 1950's-1970's.  When no amount of cleaning of the stylus would help and no loose screws needed to be tightened I knew it was time to just get a new needle.  I must say, too, that some of my old 45 rpm singles have always been so afflicted.  It's one of the banes of analog existence.  It's one of the reasons that other formats came to pass.

Could be non-fill issues on some of your records.....With good light you can see non-fill on the surface, many people say it looks like a strand of pearls.

My turntable is a Pro-ject Carbon Debut. As I recall, I purchased it back in 2015 and the cartridge was installed from the factory. I did follow the guide when setting it up, it doesn't skip tracks, but doesn't sound exactly "clean or clear". I have cleaned the stylus, maybe I should jump to an Ortofon Bronze?

You should pay more attention to the set-up.

badger_erich,

honestly you are giving Wisconsin grad vinyl lovers a bad name.

did you read any of the suggestions and check any of the ideas suggested to check? or do you just post a question and then ignore it all?

is anything loose? did you even look? tug on things? look for cause and effect?

come’on man, let’s get with it!

or maybe just stick with digital.