My guess is that they discourage it simply from the point that they don't want to be on the hook for replacement if someone uses it and screws up their stylus. Unfortunately with how litigious people are these days, companies are not going to recommend anything where misuse would lead to damage or the use of third-party products at all.
I'd rather have a zerodust because I feel nervous about blutac because I assume it's super sticky and I could break things.. but distantly grado AND ortofon say don't do it
It's actually less sticky than a ZeroDust, which is why Peter Ledermann prefers it.
I dunno enough about Peter beyond the fact that people praise his cartridges
this person does not sound trustworthy
Hahahaha no. No, no they do not.
"If you keep your records stored in their sleeves avoid touching the playing surfaces and keep all water and fluids away, cleaning should not be necessary. Do not worry about visible dust on the record surface, this is brushed aside by the stylus during play. Dust collected on the stylus can be easily blown away. In general, record cleaning is overdone and one should not believe all the claims made by record cleaner manufacturers."
At a very high level, he's not incorrect, but even record cleaning can't guarantee there won't be any cruft in the grooves, so occasionally cleaning off the stylus is warranted.
I do legit wish grado and ortofon or whatever moving coil cartridge company would give their opinion on stuff like the the LP#9 and stuff so I know if I can use that for heavy deep clean if an onzow isn't approved
Though when I said professional I mean the audiophile consensus and tested ideas, (aficionado or connoisseur or even just hobbyist probably would have worked better) I do like seeing this premium level cleaner, it does look really interestingIf you want professional record cleaning then this company designed their record cleaning machines specifically for, and in collaboration with, BBC radio back in the vinyl days.
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I think that's the real takeaway for any of us regarding anything in this hobby. There's a reason why there are so many opinions - it's a hobby based on enjoying one's own very subjective musical tastes, via equipment built around another's very subjective tastes and engineering ideas.
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I bent my stylus once, because the tracking force of my tonearm was too low and I accidentally knocked it. We all make mistakes, some more costly than others, but we learn from them and sometimes you have to make them to know. It is annoying but at the end of the day it is not that important compared to any other life events. This forum is especially great for all the advise but in the end we have to make decisions and just hope it’s the right one.
I’ve seen this happen numerous times with Ortofon cartridges.
I think you might need to see a doctor.... What’s that?.... it’s a microscopic image of his stylus?... I stand by my previous statement.
You can use fluids on MoFi, A/T, Nagaoka and Lyra cartridges. They all make wet stylus cleaners.
I mean I'm going to be perfectly honest here. The fact that it took like 34 posts before someone made a stylus/penis analogy is quite frankly disappointing. I don't know if you guys haven't had your coffee or cocaine or whatever today but seriously... we can do better.