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In the Thread: Mr. Kleen Stylus cleaner
Post Subject: Dry GulchPosted by Paul S on: 10/25/2009
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Well, I thought, $2, why not give it a go? In fact, if you like the stuff, $2 should set up you - and all your friends - for life!
Meanwhile, who really owns and routinely uses a 200X stereo microscope to check his styluses? Not I. I can say however that a thorough going-over with the "Magic Eraser" made for more aggressive yet cleaner tracking in my case.
FYI, up to now, for several years, I have only used the very dense carbon fiber brush supplied by Ortofon with my cartridge to clean the (Replicant) stylus with. I have used liquid for this purpose, in the far-flung past, but not for a long time. I worry about alcohol (or, whatever) wicking up the hollow Boron cantelever and messing something up.
Regarding "additives", I first heard the effects of "Last" many years ago, and I have studiously avoided any and all lubricants and/or "preservatives" ever since. And I am just cynical enough to suspect that manufacturers of commercial record cleaning fluids are likely to add a little something to "distinguish" their product(s).
I recently read a list of "vinyl" record ingredients and it actually included a couple of "lubricants" that get mixed into the recipe to make the resultant material more "compliant" and "slick".
Again, I have my reasons to suspect that many beloved-by-audiophile cartridges are specifically aimed at "making an impression" with the new soft, "super-premium" vinyl.
Best regards,
Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site