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Tips for cleaning Zyx airy 3

I recently took my Zyx airy 3 to a friend, who looked at it under a microscope. To my horror, the diamond was covered in a ball of dirt and could not even be seen. This is despite cleaning the cartridge with zerodust and a brush every day. All my records have been cleaned by an Okki Nokki and I take great care to remove any dust before playing.
The stylus has now been cleaned and is back to normal and I have ordered a stiffer brush to clean it with.
Has anybody else had problems keeping this cartridge clean?.
fro
lonestarsouth
54 posts
 
Yes and no.

I have accepted the fact that my Dynavector Karat will get dirty. I use an ONZOW Zero Dust stylus cleaner. I dont get worried about macro dirt accumulation - I rather leave it just like that before risking damage to the delicate unit.

Even if you keep your records clean the stylus will still accumulate dirt. The air is full of dust, soot, smoke, microscopic oil droplets, etc. Not to mention all the crap on the record that the RCM cant remove.

Dont stress about it. At least your Zyx stylus system is more "accessible" than my Karat.
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
search forums for post by user dougdeacon describing his Magic Eraser (ME) tweak, then do it after each side, followed by a soft brush or dip in the zerodust.
fro OP
7 posts
 
It was the amount of crap that was on the stylus that shocked me, especially because of the care I've taken to keep it clean. I did read somewhere that the airy 3 was a problem cartridge for picking up dust etc.
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