I have had mine about a year and it does the job replacing another like product that also works well. Yes, use it before each play of each side, I also use a very long bristled brush to knock off the big stuff to keep the ST-50 cleaner.
Anyone using DS-Audio ST-50 Stylus Cleaner??
I just picked up this gel today from my dealer and used it on my Dynavector 20XL2 cart. There was an improvement in sound. Prior to this I was using Clearaudio Diamond Cleaner. On use should I use this gel before I play every side of an album or after a certain number of records, What's the proper cleaning routine??