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Dealing with Static on LP palyback

Anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with static build up on LPs as I play them?   Just playing one side is something enough to cause an arc when I pick up the album.  Most of the time I hear tiny, consistent crackles that sound just like static.

All the things I tried that claim to reduce static does not.  I must have four record mats and a camel hair tone arm brush, all of which claim to reduce static but have no effect that I can see.

spatialking
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slaw
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I'm a big fan, pun intended, of the Furutech Destat II

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spatialking OP
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@cliffaudio I was looking at the fan you mentioned.  I was wondering how noisy it is and if I need to have it run while playing the record.  We have similar ones at work, and they run full-time when someone is working on static sensitive stuff.  It does strike me as a bit overkill, though.  And, if I get a dust cover installed, then it is out of the picture.

billstevenson
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Lewm, off subject, did you notice that I provided the link to the Stereophile article on the sound differences for various stylus and cantilever configurations?

cliffaudio
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@spatialking 

The fan does make some noise, but not as bad as a vacuum machine, besides you only turn it on for about 20 seconds and blow on both sides of the record only before each play of the record.  Get the one with the on off button it the back of the unit.  

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@faustuss 

Also, there might be foreign matter adhered at the very surface which can be delt with permanently using a keen eye and a fingernail

Any recommendations for a salon that can do a micro-line fingernail profile?

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