Absolutely not, a good and properly running turntable should make virtually zero mechanical noise.

This question came from a customer who’d just spent a small fortune (around 20K) on a very expensive new Luxman turntable and has been through three of them trying to find an acceptably quiet one. Can you believe that? No, neither could I.

It does, however, highlight something I explain often: The best vinyl equipment has already been made, back in the golden era. A lot of expensive new stuff looks fancy, but underneath the skin, some of the design and execution is disappointing. Beware.