Originally Posted by
YNWaN
What I can guarantee is that static is not responsible for the stylus skipping problem. However, there are a number of potential reasons this problem occurs and all are related to the tonearm. 1/ there is a problem with the bias/anti-skate, 2/ there is a problem with the arm bearings, 3/ the arm cable that runs inside the arm is catching as it passes through the bearing of the arm, 4/ the bottom of the arm is catching on the support of the lift/lower device as it is not horizontal.
The most common cause of static build up on records is caused by records being cleaned, or wiped, whilst rotating on the platter of the deck.
I agree with Mark.
Also worth re-checking basic setup, tracking downforce (opt to higher values), cartridge alignment, VTA and azimuth.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!