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As I was going through all of my turntable related stuff, I found the original Shure Type III cartridge - the very first cartridge I had bought in ~1975 along with a Technics SL1300. I wanted to clean the Type III and thought.. how about if I were to drop it into wife's ultrasonic jewelry cleaner? If it works, I could clean the Ortofon A90...
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That would be a first..ultrasonically cleaning a cart. Let us know how that works... -
I would be very prudent about such approach - ultrasonic cleaning releases gas bubbles inside the liquid that will exert some pressure on the surfaces if they are not allowed to be freely released. Can you imagine the action of such bubbles in the gaps of the fragile coil layers? As far as I remember micro-eletcromechanical devices should not be cleaned using ultrasonic cleaners.My opinions rely on listening mainly to acoustical, non amplified music. I do not care about electronic music or listening to rock at stadium levels, but I enjoy Mahler and Shostakovitch.Comment
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The thought of cleaning the cartridge and stylus came to me when I saw some close up photos of other people's cartridges with lots of dusts even those presented for sale. I guess the most important area for cleanliness is at the stylus tip that can be cleaned with fluid and brush and let the rest of the cartridge to be seasoned with a little dust.Comment
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Personally I prefer NOT to use any type of liquid. I use a stiff brush (Ortofon stylus brush) before every play and the Zerodust Onzow about every 5 albums.Dynavector DV20x2L MC cartridge - Genesis G7.1f speakers - Marantz Reference PM-KI-Pearl Int. Amp. - Oracle Audio Paris MkV turntable - Various Morrow & Valab/King cablesComment
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I think how to clean a cartridge is a topic of much debate. Perhaps Stirling can chime in here!
There are people like Peter Ledermann who are adamantly opposed to cleaning the stylus with any ROH based fluid. His contention is that at the molecular level, the ROH "freezes the glue" and loosens the stylus bonding. I don't know how much of a worry that is nowadays but IIRC some early Spectral cartridges ran into that issue. If anyone is worried, I just advise them to contact the manufacturer since after all, Clearaudio makes their own stylus cleaner.
Personally I just try and limit the amount of times that I use a liquid cleaner. Instead, I use a combo of the Oznow and Mr. Eraser cleaning process (the Mr. Eraser has actually in one instance rejuvenated a cartridge) in addition to lightly brushing with a fine hair brush anything that is on the cantilever. I also keep a small magnifying glass around to periodically recheck for gook.Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
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-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 and 1000 Nextgen mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, vdh Colibri Master Signature, Mutech Hayabusa,
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
-Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.Comment
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I'll have to say that since I started to clean my LPs even the ones that came from the Half Priced Book Store on the KLaudio, my stylus stays very clean with no visible dust or residues after playing.Comment
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That's true to a first approximation. Your cartridge/stylus shape also makes a difference. I find for some reason, the Atlas tends to pick up more gunk after cleaning than other cartridges. On the other hand, it's the quietest cartridge I've heard so I imagine it's getting deeper into the groove.Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
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-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 and 1000 Nextgen mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, vdh Colibri Master Signature, Mutech Hayabusa,
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
-Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.Comment
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Dynavector DV20x2L MC cartridge - Genesis G7.1f speakers - Marantz Reference PM-KI-Pearl Int. Amp. - Oracle Audio Paris MkV turntable - Various Morrow & Valab/King cablesComment
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Also correlated to VTF?Comment
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After over a year of spinning LPs, I'm beginning to hear distortion in some sections, and I wonder if my stylus just needs a good cleaning. Has anyone tried this?
Kronos Sparta -> Trinity Phono -> Trinity Pre -> CH Precision A1 -> Magico S7sComment
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I use Onzow every time before I play a record. It has to be cleaned regularly too because it gets full of gunk which is all the more reason to use it every time before you play a record. Not using Onzow every time before you play a record is like not wiping your butt.
As for liquids, I have been using Stylast for many, many years and I know it works great and will make your cartridge last for a 100 years. Just keep the maid and her dust cloth away from your cartridge and you are good to goMicro Seiki SX-8000 table with flywheel, SME 3012R arm, SME 312S arm, Lyra Etna SL and Dynavector XV-1S cartridges, ARC Ref 3 phono stage, Otari MX-55 tape deck, Ampex 350 repros, Roon Nucleus Plus server, PS Audio DSJ DAC, ARC Ref 6 pre, ARC Ref 75 amp, Parasound JC5 amp, JBL 4345 speakers, and Def Tech Ref subs.Comment
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I wondered about it too. Fremer reviewed it a couple of issues ago.
Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
________________________________________
-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 and 1000 Nextgen mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, vdh Colibri Master Signature, Mutech Hayabusa,
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
-Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.Comment
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