Anyone Tried Audiotop Stylus Cleaner?


Is this cleaner worth $80?

Steve
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Showing 4 responses by dougdeacon

I don't know if the Audiotop is similar to the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser or not. But $2 worth of MCME will make a lifetime supply of stylus cleaners for you and your 50 closest friends. That's pretty tough to beat.

A search here and on VA will turn up dozens if not hundreds of pleased MCME users. I'm not aware of anyone who's tried it and been unhappy.

I can buy a lot of good music for $80. To me, spending that much on a stylus cleaner would seem like spending money just to spend money.
Sean,

Good point.

Of course the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (aka, budget stylus cleaner) contains no solvents or liquids of any kind. Therefore, the risk you so correctly described is precisely ZERO.

Thank you for making that clear,
Doug
Tbg,

Thanks for the comparison. I'm curious how a (presumably slight) additional cleaning of a stylus could affect bass response. It's easy enough to imagine improved HF response from a cleaner stylus, due to the very tiny size of HF groove modulations. But bass? Any theories?

Doug
Tbg,
Thanks. I'm not sure I'm ready to bite that bullet yet, but you've given me reason to consider it. Hmmm, maybe I shouldn't thank you!

Wwwrecords,
Makes sense to me. ZeroDust or ExtremePhono after MCME seems like excellent suggestion to maximize safety. That's what we need of course, another step to slow down the vinyl playing process. ;-)