I have found that the following in some capacity achieves "cleaning".
(1) I use bare speaker wire. Perhaps once a year or so I will clip off the ends and create newly unshielded ends.
(2) in the case of rca or xlr, simply unplug and replug the connector. the "re-seating" tends to be desirable every so often, albeit infrequently.
(3) rubbing alcohol if some foreign matter is visible on the connector