Cartridge cleaning


There is a lot of information in the forums reagarding record cleaning and preperation but, little about the art of cartride cleaning. In the past I always used the discwasher stylus cleaning solution and brush. Now I have a Lyra Helikon cartridge and the paper dust cover has made me afraid to use a liquid.
What are the accepted cartridge cleaning rituals among all you more experienced than I? Is the Zerodust cleaner a good product?
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Showing 1 response by rshak

I use a Zerodust on my Orotofon Jubilee - works great. Ocassionally, I use an old (circa 1985) Signet SK305 electronic stylus cleaner, with a very, very small bit of Last stylus cleaner. That also works great.

Here's a tip (assuming your records are squeaky clean to begin with) - use a carbon fiber brush (like an Audioquest) on each LP side *both* before *and* after each play - - since following this procedure (for a couple of years now) my stylus stays much, much cleaner longer - - which means less use of any cleaning agent/mechanism applied directly to the stylus.