@pindac the risk of damaging a cartridge decreases when you’re using purpose built tools. Yes accidents can happen. And by using methods and tools that don’t belong anywhere near a phono cartridge you’re exponentially increasing your chances of “mangling” your cartridge.
I appreciate everyone’s contribution to this thread that actually turned out to be educational and helpful to me and hopefully to others who will be researching the subject in the future. This is what the forums are all about. Stay positive and continue to share your experience.
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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@lalitk I decided to return the Lepro light due to it being a liability around my components with the base that can’t be secured in place. |
I think it is safest to say a Cartridge left alone is a safe Cartridge. A Cartridge put into service is exposed to a set of required procedures, that from a slight user misjudgement or user error, is quite easily incurring a damage. A Cartridge used and in need of achieving good fettle or to be fettled with, becomes the Cartridge that is at highest risk of incurring a damage. There is no solid sound advice to be offered, but Good Luck. If you don't know, you don't know and the individuals not knowing is the usually a cause of the damage when being reported on. |
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