I Cut a Magic Eraser into one inch squares.
Place a lightly dampened one on the plinth and lower the stylus onto it for a few seconds, lift, and you’re done deep cleaning.
I use a dollar-store makeup brush for a dry brush.
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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@pippi a dollar store makeup brush that’s pretty bold man! |
@grpkmp cool. What cartridge and what’s the cleaning process? |
I have a Hana Umami Blue Cartridge. The manufacture states: To clean the stylus, use the included small brush. Gently move the brush from back to front (moving from cantilever base to stylus tip) to remove dust or debris.. I’ve always read the cleaning instructions on every cartridge I’ve owned over the years.. many of them didn’t recommend cleaning fluids.. but if thats what you feel is necessary, by all means, have at it.. |
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