How to clean Karat 17D3 stylus?


I need your help.

I recently got this cartridge and would like to know, from those who either own or have owned one of these in the past, how you go about cleaning the stylus.  

Thank you.

 

Mamoru

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Audioquest make or made a device that provides a tiny circular pad upon which you sit the stylus tip. Then you press a button and the pad vibrates at something like 400-500Hz, to loosen any particles that may be adherent. It's very effective, especially for dust balls that may work themselves up into the body of a cartridge. Over the decades, the device has been marketed under the "Signet" brand and lately under the "Audioquest" brand, and maybe some others. I have seen both brand names on different samples of the identical device. You can probably buy it from Music Direct or some such mail order company.

@bkeske I make sure I get really drunk before I do that. This way I blow alcohol over :)

I really use a typical baby bulb syringe 

I love that cartridge. The only problem is that even with a magnifying glass I can’t see the condition of the stylus. I’m not sure I know what to look for anyway though.