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Are There Any Risks to Your Stylus From Using Magic Eraser

I guess I'm late to the magic eraser discovery.

I read a blog about sibilance, and it was suggested that cleaning your stylus with magic eraser, cleans so well that sibilance issues can be greatly minimized.......assuming all other factors have been optimized (SRA etc.).
However, someone mentioned that the magic eraser fibers grabbed onto the cantilever and damaged their cartridge.

I clean all my LP's before playing and use a Zerostat. It cleans the stylus "OK" but "if" the magic eraser is safe and provides better stylus cleaning, I would really like to try it.

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dill
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Don't listen to ebm, he's Mr. negative. Magic Eraser works very well but only if you dip gently and slowly both ways, up & down. Cut a chunk of it up and place it between the platter and the arm rest. Put it under the arc of the stylus swing from the arm rest to the record surface where you can lower the arm, using the cueing lever only, slowly. I dip it twice and then give the stylus a brush with Stylast. Been doing this for years.
boxer12
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Been using the ME for a couple years now in the method stated above. Works great. 
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dekay
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Yes, what Dill describes...

Been using it with ZERO problems (my old SME arm has a "lever" lift which I use for the procedure).

I DO NOT use Stylast - just an ancient dry brush that I have used for decades. 

I also use the "original" ME’s (stolen from my wife’s inventory) and have not tried the later versions.

Never looked @ the results under high magnification, but the sonic results are easily heard.

DeKay

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labpro OP
85 posts
 
I'm conservative like EBM.

If I ruin my EMT S75 cartridge, it will not be a good day.

I'm going to try it anyway.
If the virus is going to get us, I'll might as well go out listening to some great sounding LP's.


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mulveling
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Lol I’ve used it on my Koetsus over 3 years no problem. I don’t just dip and lift either. I dip into a corner of a cut wedge and carefully rotate back and forth a bit to “scrub”. Sometimes I even add a drop of water. Yes, even on my Blue Lace Diamond. Don’t forget to brush (long bristle brush) up and down the cantilever and front yoke too to keep your cartridge from getting a beard. Maybe a bit bold, but audiophiles are way too timid about cleaning the things properly, and even then every month there’s a sob story post about the house cleaner killing it anyways!
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