I would strongly suspect it's your mat. On one occasion, I removed the mat and platter from my new Crosley TT, then forgot to replace the mat. I proceeded to play a record placing it directly on the platter, and static started building up. I then looked at the mat and said "Oh s***, I forgot the mat." When I replaced the mat, the static crackle gradually diminished in the space of a couple of minutes until it disappeared completely.
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
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