"D.M. Procida" wrote in
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Serge Auckland wrote:

If I had your problem, I would first do what Don suggested, and eliminate
the records by checking them on another system.

I'm not sure I even know anyone with a decent record-player!

Then, if the records sound OK elsewhere, realign the cartridge using an
alignment protractor which is obtainable all over the place on-line..just
Google...and reset the tracking weight and bias compensation.

I did actually start reading about that last night, but when I
discovered that there were several different schemes and methods I gave
up, disheartened.

Then if the problem still exists, it's most likely either a worn/damaged
stylus or possibly that the inexpensive Linn cartridge isn't good enough
for
the job...as another poster has said, you may just have got unused to the
limitations of vinyl which you previously accepted as normal.

That's unlikely. I had a CD player for years before owning a record
player. Nearly all of my records were bought second-hand, and many have
their own kind of sonic distress. But I am sure that this unpleasant
glassiness should not be there.

Daniele

I agree it shouldn't, but I think the remedy is in the steps I outlined. As
to second-hand records, almost all of mine were bought in charity shops or
car-boot sales, and the quality is indeed rather variable. However, when
cleaned properly using a vacuum Record Cleaning Machine, and played with a
decent stylus, they are capable of surprisingly good results.

Persevere and you will be rewarded.

S.