New ultrasonic vinyl cleaner in the works: Humminguru

dansomeone said:
Interesting. I'm a huge HG fan, love my HG record cleaner. But, the Hudson Hi-Fi ultrasonic stylus cleaner is only $35. Has anyone tried that unit?


And the Flux unit for $150 is well-reviewed at Music Direct and by Fremer. Btw, I love how Fremer tested it on the store's $10,000 cartridge.

So, unlike HG's record cleaner, this forthcoming stylus cleaner already has competition in the $35-150 price range. And decent stylus force gauges are readily available for around $10 from China.
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Hudson Hi-Fi UV Stylus Cleaner - This works fine for me when I need it. That being said, I've only used it twice in 6 months and the last time was pretty much just for the helluvit. A couple of strokes with a dry stylus brush is much more convenient and under normal circumstances, just as effective.

99% of keeping my stylus clean is keeping my records clean and there's where the OCD kicks in. My vinyl may not stand up to clinical standards, but I can guarantee you that I'll never gunk up a stylus like some of those demonstration samples I've seen used to market these gizmos.
 
kvetcha said:
Just, uh, take pictures beforehand. Maybe use some masking tape to make labels?
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My goal is do the tricky ones side by side one at a time. The others should be obvious, like the all gray or all blue pairs and the mains.

The pairs of black and red that are right next to each other have me worried.
 
budley007 said:
A couple of strokes with a dry stylus brush is much more convenient and under normal circumstances, just as effective.
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Wetting a dry stylus brush with distilled water to clean the stylus has worked for me 100% when the dry brush by itself was not enough. I don't plan to use a solvent-based stylus cleaner again, or to invest in a fancy ultrasonic cleaner. Distilled water is cheap and highly effective.
 
Angsty said:
Wetting a dry stylus brush with distilled water to clean the stylus has worked for me 100% when the dry brush by itself was not enough. I don't plan to use a solvent-based stylus cleaner again, or to invest in a fancy ultrasonic cleaner. Distilled water is cheap and highly effective.
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Just as long as no moisture migrates up into the coil area.
 
I use a clean, dry mascara brush before every play. After about 20 sides approx. I clean the stylus with Stylast and a stiff short bristled stylus brush to sort of scrub the needle. After that another few swipes with the mascara brush to help dry the cantilever assembly.
 
OMC said:
Just as long as no moisture migrates up into the coil area.
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I'd imagine that the same risk would exist with an ultrasonic cleaner, as well. I find that regular dry brush cleaning drives down my need for wet brush cleaning to less than a 20:1 ratio. It certainly is not every spin. For a MM like the Ortofon 2M series, one can remove the stylus for cleaning and drying to be extra safe.
 
Joe Mac said:
I think Ortofon say no liquids at all as well with their styli.
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I had not seen an admonition about any liquid at all by Ortofon, but I have seen specific warnings about "solvents" that can weaken the adhesive used to mount the stylus to the cantilever. Unless you want to cite water as "the universal solvent" from high school chemistry, I find the risk/benefit trade-off to be worthwhile compared to many other methods. I still agree that a dry, soft brush is best and preferred in most cases.

I'd personally consider a dry, stiff brush to be a greater risk than a soft, wet brush (with distilled water only), with the risk being a bent cantilever.

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folsom_lives said:
Still working through troubleshooting. They want me to send a picture of the rewired board. I'm going to push hard to not have to pay for shipping back the old unit. As a Kickstarter backer I feel like I deserve a little break here.
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I agree completely.
 
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