All things vinyl — crackle

And What You Can Do to Fix It

Anyone who collects vinyl has heard it.

You lower the stylus into the groove, the music begins… and somewhere behind the instruments there’s a faint background of pops and crackles.

Sometimes it’s barely noticeable.
Sometimes it sounds like a bowl of breakfast cereal.

The instinct is often to blame the record itself. Perhaps it’s worn. Perhaps it was pressed poorly.

But in many cases, the real culprit is far more ordinary.

Dust.

And more...