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..
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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I also use the white brush that was included with my Hana ML. |
A housekeeper once bent the cantilever on a Grado Reference cartridge. I sent it to Grado who straightened it out for free. When I called to ask about the cartridge, I spoke to Joe himself. He said I still had many hours on the stylus. Before we hung up he said, "Don't put any more gunk on the stylus. It took me a lot of time to get off. These diamond needles are so hard that dust can;t really stick to them. A brush is fine." From then on, I have never used "gunk" to clean my stylus. I have a short bristled brush and a long bristled brush. That's it. Gunk be gone. |
@audio-b-dog what were you using to clean your stylus prior to Grado snafu |
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