Crackle and hiss on some albums

@tsbarro 

Congrats on the upgrade!  I moved up to a Planar six (w/exact 2 cart) from an old Dual 1219 a couple of years ago and it was well worth it. 

Unfortunately, there is quite a bit of variability in quality from album to album. Many new albums I have bought have been noisy from the get-go. I tend to stick to the used bins and look for super clean records. I clean them all with a Pro-ject VC-E vacuum machine which does a nice job and won't break the bank. But, there are always some random pops and clicks. You might look into a Zerostat static reduction gun. IMO it actually does work and definitely helps with pops and clicks.

Best of luck!

Some record labels or pressings just used inferior or recycled vinyl. The Noise cannot be removed. However, if dirty, then the record dr is a great economical machine. I use mine with audio intelligent #6 cleaner. There will also be a bit more noise when tubes are introduced, such as in the phono stage. All depends on how well it was designed. Typically a solid state preamp is quieter.

The bane of vinyl from day one. It is what it is. Pressing matter, care of vinyl matters, table and arm setup matters and I know for a fact that today they cannot touch the expertise of audio stores back in the golden age of vinyl when they used scopes for setup, that show perfect tracking, distortion, and separation. Took them an hour or more to dial everything just right. I sold my vinyl collection that I started at age 8 and never looked back. 1,500 CD’s and counting. I enjoyed vinyl back then and I enjoy CDs as much today. The room our systems are in impacts the final sound we hear. Many CD’s I own will never see the light of day on vinyl. What vinyl sells in a year, is what total vinyl sold in a month. All physical media is now a speck in sales, vinyl dollar-wise is higher than CDs but that's because of the higher cost of buying vinyl today. Sales-wise both are niche markets in sales compared to streaming and down loads same for DVDs Even DVD Blu-rays which look and sound better than streaming which is compressed that would apply to streaming music also. Depends on your provider and how much compression they use. 

The hiss is your phono stage. Nothing to do with turntable or cartridge. If you have very sensitive speakers and high gain amp you’ll hear even more hiss. Your tube gear is what it is. 
 

As to crackles and pops - usually dirty vinyl with static or damaged grooves will cause that. Ultrasonic cleaner works great on new records. And helps with static. 
Older vinyl I would recommend washing as well if you had never done it. Either manually in something like the knosti disco antistat or using ultrasonic. Better yet both - manual wash then ultrasonic bath. Re-sleeve records in a brand new anti static sleeve like mofi or hudson hifi rice paper options. Great protection and mitigates static. 

Check your cartridge alignment as well. Tracking too light can exacerbate noise and distortion. With Rega cart on Rega table make sure the cart is installed with all 3 screws to get proper alignment.