@audio-b-dog what were you using to clean your stylus prior to Grado snafu
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 tried the LAST Stylus Cleaner and Stylast Stylus Treatment. Works great!” I’m glad to know that you’re happy with the outcome. |
@lalitk thank you. Cleaning the stylus with MoFi LP9 on a regular basis yields increase in clarity. I believe with LAST cleaner followed by Stylast treatment I hear at least the same improvements in sound quality but in addition a decrease in surface noise. Interesting results. This LAST set is a keeper. |
Sorry just saw your post from about 10-days ago. Stylus cleaning is one of those areas I leave to everyone's own decision. There are many as addressed in this thread. However, if the record is well cleaned, the stylus should not require much effort to keep clean. I wet clean with Ortofon carbon stylus brush misted with distilled water once before each day's play, and then after each record blow it down it with the Orbit® HEPA Blower – Sensor Cleaning for DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras | Sensor Swab®, Cinema Sensor Cleaning. It's available from many sites including Amazon. |
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