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Horrible Squee-gy Noise from Stylus

Help!

All of the sudden I'm hearing a squeegy like noise during play back. As if I were dragging my hands across wet glass. I dont recall this happening with any other table or cartridge I owned. I've checked with well over 20 albums to make sure it wasnt any specific label/pressing company/etc.

I'm using the MMF7 with the factory installed Goldring cartridge. Its just started in the past few plays (and the albums I used to confirm). The cartridge probably as 15 hours on it--max.

Can anyone help here? I'm freaking out.
fightingwords
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swampwalker
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Try cleaning your stylus. Use the Magic Eraser method (search forums).
fightingwords OP
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Is this a common sound when a stylus becomes soiled?
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swampwalker
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Not really, but I'm grasping a bit at straws and its an easy fix. Costs about $3.99 for a lifetime supply of ME at the grocery store, and you will want it anyways. Another thought- can you see/verify that the diamond is still on the end of the cantilever? Do you have access to another phono stage to make sure the problem is w the TT/cart/stylus part of the chain?
fightingwords OP
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I will give that treatment a shot. I just bought the table and it was working great, dead silent, couldnt have been happier, nothing has happened to the table (no droping the arm on the record, etc).

I'm really bummed, my first big purchase.

I'm only 25 so this represented a lot of saving.
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