Stylus cleaners


I used to use Onzo ZeroDust with my first few cartridges years ago. With the last two cartridges, Hana ML, I have only been using the included Hana brush for every side of LP and the MoFi LP-9 liquid stylus cleaner (I get as much fluid out of the brush by pressing it against the neck of the bottle before I clean stylus) every 3-4 records. 
Onzo is collecting dust especially since the Fremer’s The Tracking Angle article. 
 

I’ve been looking at DS Audio ST-50 but at $80 I’m not sure it will do anything better than my current cleaning methods. 
 

What’s your stylus cleaning routine?

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@tomic601 when I used Onzo I washed it as well. They’re similar but DS Audio has better ergonomics with it being almost as thin as LP. But man I’ having a hard time with $80 for a gel pad. Lol

Understand… I blanched when I got first one at $50 .  TMR has them so redeem points if you have some ?….

 

Smell the stylus cleaner. MOFI has a high concentration of alcohol. This is not what you want. 
 

Dry brush for frequent use and distilled water for occasional cleaning is all you need.

Blue Tac ? Come on now…

@macg19 I have been using LP9 on two cartridges and knock on wood had no issues. I will call Musical Surroundings and see what they say. But in my experience it works just fine. It’s possible Hana ML uses adhesive that doesn’t get harmed by alcohol. I’ll double check with the distributor.