Phono Stage, Cartridge, DeGritter...which one first?

@wrm57 ....exactly.... i can borrow the degritter for a few days from my local audio crack dealer because i have a relationship with him, he is a great dude. There are of course brush and wiper cleaning steps that can be easy to implement with Nitty Gritty and other vac machines. i use an aerospace grade disposable cloth wiper system w adhesive to attach to the Nitty Gritty manifold.

Had a nice conversation with Lloyd Walker just now, his system on order and i have a spare NG to implement that on. Will see how it does.....

“absolute cleanliness “ does not exist in a NASA cleanroom, but who knows...i could be wrong. post up that SEM photo for us in the system photos.....

Vibrato makes a nice affordable RC although the Degritter has caught my eye and ear.