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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?

audphile1
mylogic
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@mulveling 

Great write up and info.

l agree with your cleaning routine and is pretty much what l do.

The skittish claim you make with users being afraid of damaging their styli and cantilevers is also true. Rule of thumb is to be careful and not being afraid to experiment.

inna
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I use only Lyra stylus cleaner that comes with the brush. LAST is probably just as good but I didn't try it.

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audphile1 OP
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@tomic601 I think you will find a fourth DS Audio gel pad if we give you another 15 minutes. Lol

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tomic601
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Perhaps…. Tools never seem to be in the right geographical location as the problem at hand…

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tomic601
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Also for those rightfully enamored w liquid last,,, peer into the bottle now and then with an eye to the abrasive slurry floating around inside.,, like mating the fridge… when in doubt throw it out,,,,,

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