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What devices have you found useful when inspecting your stylii for cleanliness?

Please do not describe how you clean your stylii once you have discovered they are dirty.  Make that another topic!

I am interested in what you have found useful during your inspection.  My Audio Technica microline stylus is so small I can hardly see it at the best of times.  To make things worse for me, I need reading glasses and my current tone arm is a fixed head-shell design so I cannot easily get a good viewing angle - the arm does not tilt much!  Also the background, mainly a black mat, does not offer a good contrast.

Suggestions please ....

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lak
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https://www.amazon.com/TMANGO-Magnifier-Rechargeable-Magnifying-Interchangeable/dp/B07XNWH8BT/ref=sr_1_11?crid=22FY3OWWHX53Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N00fCEk6oRTAIkJzCiTwqJAQWiR4KwrRUrw5BlI4HRK8lqGOG_e25CeK7w28rB_Zg_-D7IkivQ4sty8fFEfVrrYeC_Dv_cJo3eYDrrl1DI4PQazOgrnuFT3Mf7In20ykGdKumgKAFcA0Z0B2b1hkPJNpd71bZ12E-80DQw-Ub_iz7F28xRLN6tFAg19GQG0qnIpsFdcevOwZYRdur8aGuqf2g0aRbBVQb8-Vz-T6AItofGDF2CzWp-dMaF0NDtwXoKf_U8-h-CJB_bPUSlR20SzSZv8LhUkWAiayF3uv_SA.ROhsBGN6IHJRLrWn2E1tTxcOpdGrfzd4LARIfzHkIQw&dib_tag=se&keywords=belomo%2Btriplet%2Bmagnifying%2Bglasses&qid=1732801874&sprefix=belomo%2Btriplet%2Blmagnafing%2Bglasses%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-11&th=1

Magnifying Glasses with Light for Close Work, Rechargeable and Hands Free Headband Magnifier

lewm
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At least RB got what he expressly said he didn’t want, recommendations for how to clean not only styli but LPs too. 

dogberry
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I have 10x and 30x loupes. The former I used to use to diagnose skin cancers and is by far the most useful for a stylus. The 30x I bought for examining the edge of straight razors when honing, and the shallow depth of field and distortion make it of limited use.

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@mulveling 

Thank you for your recommendation. 

elliottbnewcombjr
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lewm,

guilty, I knew it at the time about the stylus, but safely seeing while cleaning the stylus is important.

I didn’t imagine cleaning lp’s to be a part of this, but when he mentioned how hard it is for him to see combined with checking between sides, ....

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