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White debris on front of cartridge

Hi all. I’ve noticed when I play vinyl with my Clearaudio Maestro V2 MM, an accumulation of white dust forms on the front of the cartridge. Yet when I play my Hana SL MC cartridge, there’s no accumulation. What’s going on? Is it a tracking force issue? I set each cartridge well within the limits of its recommended tracking force. 

simao
vinylvin
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The Clearaudio Maestro V2 sounds like a good groove cleaner, maybe play the LPs a few times & see if the scmutz goes away.

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larsman
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@viridian + 1 laugh

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simao OP
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@vinylvin good point!

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limomangus
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Could it be a manufacturing problem ?

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simao OP
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I don't think so. Others have reported similar issues. I think it's more of an artifact of the geometry of the stylus and the tip. Also, I've gone away from using an after clean of distilled water after I use the VPI vacuum so maybe I'll start doing that again

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