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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
vinylvin
163 posts
 

After using the LP #9 I think the Last Cleaner does a better job.

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limomangus
2,015 posts
 

My Magic Brush...started using it in 1973.....

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audphile1 OP
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@vinylvin I’ve got about 55 hours on my new Hana Umami Blue cartridge. I’ve used the stylus cleaner and treatment twice so far. Looks like good cadence in my case. I use the Hana included stylus brush before every side though. 

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slaw
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@dogberry 

I’ve owned and used very sparingly a Flux HiFi Sonic a few years. I use it sparingly, as said earlier on my long-in-the-tooth Sussurro MkII. No issues. 

I have no before/after pictures. I think used thoughtfully, I find it another useful tool in the arsenal 

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