Adding new findings to your collection also requires extra care, follow the simple basic steps of caring for your new LP’s; first always store them vertically, clean them before each use, and alway keep them in their protective slips.
Background noise may be caused by many factors, even on new record;, how you handle and store them is one factor, the way you clean and maintain them is also important, and your turntable and cartridge configuration is also relevant.
I am sure you handle your records with care and store them in their original sleeves; the only consideration is to make sure they are kept as dust free as possible, and perhaps switch to rice paper sleeves usually is reported as a better way to keep records safe.
Cleaning your records regularly is a great way to keep them at top performance, using the Velvet Brush will get rid of most of the usual contaminants that surround the playing environment, if noise is present, you should try to establish the causes, if it is related to the cleaning procedure, on new records it might come mostly from static; a good way to deal with static is to clean your record using the supplied cleaning solution, you can spray directly on the Vinyl and follow with the Velvet brush, or you can also spray twice on a clean microfiber towel and give a few light passes to the record.
A good turntable set up is usually disregarded; please make sure your stylus is clean. Cartridge VTA might need a little adjustment. Before you do that, try changing the tracking force to see if that makes any difference. Remember that when cleaning a cartridge you should use a back-to-front motion (same direction as the vinyl moves across the stylus) with the tone arm loosely on its armrest. Use the stylus brush so as not to put much pressure on the stylus or cantilever. Don’t use a side-to-side or front-to-back motion. That is how cartridges are damaged. Cartridges are designed to have their stylus dragged through the groove and build to handle that force, not force to the side of from front-to-back.
Depending on your turntable model some of the adjustments mentioned will be possible to correct, while some models are preset and not able to change.
Remember that with all vinyl records there is a little background noise level, a clean hiss, that is present all the time but only really detectable when turned up loud during silent sections, this noise component of the sound is normal and it comes from the material of the disc itself and no one ever found a way to get rid of it completely and is actually considered a trade-off for superior sound – part of the fun is finding and owning the best condition albums one can get, and not worry too much about those “quiet” passages.