How to clean the stylus on your phono cartridge

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How to clean the stylus on your phono cartridge

To maintain optimal sound reproduction and to minimize wear on your record as well as on your stylus, we recommend the following procedure before and after each playback:

Remove dust carefully from record surfaces by using Ortofon antistatic Record brush (https://www.ortofon.com/record-brush-p-916-n-3444) before every use. Use Ortofon Stylus fiber brush a few times along the cantilever in the direction of the stylus tip, whenever you play a new record or change sides. Use the brush in the forward direction from the rear of the cartridge towards the stylus tip and never from stylus tip to the rear of the cartridge and never from side to side. This will take all normal dust and most of the slick release agent from new records. Following this treatment there will normally be no need for further stylus cleaning.

PRODUCTS USED IN THE VIDEO:
Ortofon Stylus fiber brush https://www.ortofon.com/stylus-fibre-brush-p-451-n-3444
Ortofon 2M Red https://www.ortofon.com/ortofon-2m-red-p-317-n-1579

Always remember that cartridges are extremely delicate devices. Absolute care and attention must be given when installing your cartridge to avoid any accidental damage.

If you need more general advice on setting up your cartridge, please visit our FAQ on our website https://www.ortofon.com/support/suppo…

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