Vinyl Accessories - Skip It or Buy It!

Get the Audioquest anti static brush for under $30 does the job on static but not that great cleaning.

^^^^Yup, got one of those. 

Do you have a dust issue? i.e. forced hot air/ac system, with a supply/return grille causing air flow with dust?

IF so, perhaps a separate fine filter applied to that grille, removable for periodic cleaning.

I always preferred Shure cartridges with attached damped brushes. The brush helps with dust that ’just landed’ before the stylus gets there, and somewhat with static. Also, Shure’s brushes are/were damped, helping it two ways. 1 helps with any warps, 2 helps stylus successfully track at lighter weight.

I am now using a replacement stylus in my Shure V15VxMR body. Jico, SAS, with a brush. However, their brush is NOT damped, just a dust brush, ok, I still like it, but it is good to know the difference, and precision tracking force and anti-skate forces are ’different’ than the calculated .5 gram Shure Damped brush.

I never used them, but I see Pickering and Stanton cartridges have integral brushes (not sure if the brushes are damped).

My first MC cartridge has no brush. OK, but even after deep cleaning of LP, I do find dust on it’s stylus, whereas the Shure on the adjacent arm, I find the dust on the brush.

The brush you posted is impressive looking, a price I would not like, and I don’t have room to mount one anyway, but if you think long, average the cost over years of problem solving, it’s not going to bankrupt you.

i.e. I went thru 2 inexpensive end of play auto lifts before I coughed up the $150. for the Audio Technica one. It is terrific.

https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT6006R-Safety-Raiser/dp/B07HKX6WL7/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&ke...

However, you need room between your Arm base and the edge of your spinner to mount it (space is reduced by Vintage JVC and Denon direct drives for instance). I can only fit one for my long arm as it's base is further from the spinner's edge.

As for cleaning, I read so much conflicting results that I went all manual, bought a kit with drying rack for 10 lps. batches of 10 at a time is what makes the difference for me.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GSSQ1MN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you look at the next to the last photo in this LP listing, you see what I worked out

https://www.ebay.com/itm/George-Harrison/133555126055

my own mix, mostly 91% alcohol, some purchased mix, some jet dry rinsing agent from dishwasher.

lid from Chinese soup container to protect paper label

Scrub with vigor using baby scalp brush.

https://www.amazon.com/Scalp-Scrubbie-Sterile-Cradle-Sponge/dp/B005EJ7YH4/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-p13n...

set up where you can listen to music

@elliottbnewcombjr,

Thank you so much for some wonderful ideas! Now why didn’t I think about air vent filtration :-)

I have a air vent right above my turntable so I am going to try this air filter. Let’s see how effectively they work out in my room.

https://www.amazon.com/Ventilaider-Complete-Electrostatic-Installation-Registers/dp/B07FYGC658/ref=s...

I did explore the spin-clean kit but after watching the video, I wasn’t too thrilled to see all the work involved. So I need make a choice, either I save money and do all the work with spin-clean or buy one those ultra automated cleaning machines.

Since i own SME Model 15, I am limited on what I can mount on my TT plinth. So gadgets like Audio Technica lifter and Integrity Tru-Sweep Anti-Static Dust Cleaner poses some installation challenges.