A lot of my newer records are made on recycled vinyl and exhibit this noise floor issue. When the music is going it gets masked which is why the engineers justify using it. Plus it's a lot cheaper. I've read before that when they recycle records they don't remove the label or anything, so you've got bits of burned paper in your record. If it really bothers you stick to virgin vinyl on your newer records.
Oh yeah and a lot of "audiophile 180 gram" pressings don't specifically say virgin vinyl but seem to be ok.
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