I'm pretty much in the @mijostyn camp.
I don't buy records that look like they won't clean easily.
I don't clean records before play unless I can see debris. Then I clean with a Decca brush.
I don't clean any record unless I hear noise when playing. Then I take it off and clean on Nitty-Gritty Automatic. Over many decades I have found that once properly cleaned, a record almost never gets noisy again. I have cleaned very few twice.
I have never found the Nitty-Gritty to cause static.
I clean the stylus if I can see debris on it. (I'm very short-sighted). That's not very often.
"My opinion, people are way too obsessed. Get a little perspective." There, I'm agreeing with Miller again.
I don't buy records that look like they won't clean easily.
I don't clean records before play unless I can see debris. Then I clean with a Decca brush.
I don't clean any record unless I hear noise when playing. Then I take it off and clean on Nitty-Gritty Automatic. Over many decades I have found that once properly cleaned, a record almost never gets noisy again. I have cleaned very few twice.
I have never found the Nitty-Gritty to cause static.
I clean the stylus if I can see debris on it. (I'm very short-sighted). That's not very often.
"My opinion, people are way too obsessed. Get a little perspective." There, I'm agreeing with Miller again.