Audio-Technica AT617a Cartridge Stylus Cleaner

I've had it for a good few months. It does what's advertised. It is durable. Whenever it gets too dirty, just wash it under a faucet for a bit, leave it to dry a couple of hours and it will be good as new.

My shibata stylus gets dirty quickly, I use this after every side and it quiets the needle down immediately. Easy to use; even used by professional archivists.

Works great!!

Does a great job of cleaning the stylus without risk of damaging this sensitive piece. Cleaned all the gunk off my stylist highly recommend this seller.

I have had excellent experience with Audio-Technica equipment and chose their stylus cleaner when I didn't recognize the brands of any others I saw listed. So far it seems to be ok, although I'm not sure it is as "tacky" as I thought it should be. I read that these can be renewed by wiping the top surface gently with water but have not tried that yet.

I had an Onzow Zerodust for at least 6 or 7 years, it finally lost its stickiness so I decided to replace it with this instead because I’ve never been disappointed by Audiotechnica gear. I consider this a major upgrade from the Onzow Zerodust; it’s cheaper, sticker, and it’s totally flat across the top so it’s easier to use. I’ve only ever used a brush and a sticky gel cleaner for my stylus and they still look clean under a microscope after multiple years of play. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who’s into records and wants to avoid using potentially harmful solvents to clean their stylus’

I know there are a lot of these cleaning cubes, but I think most have issues using them in the intended manner. I would be rather careful no matter how much or how little you have in your cartridge. I would let it sit on the cleaner a few seconds before very gently pressing it down on the device and never moving it back and forth. I think a lot of people make the mistake of thinking that you just let it sit for a second and it is clean, but I can tell you that it might take a few times to clean completely and not one. I had a rather dirty cartridge, and I could clearly see the debris on the cartridge with my eyes without a magnifying glass either. I was able to get it totally clean after a few times. I am satisfied with it and only time will tell. I had an onzow zero dust for a long time like 20 years ago too. I just thought I would try something different and they are only $5 apart in price.

My ONZOW deteriorated over 10 years and became a very soft and extremely sticky solution, so I bought the Audio-Technica AT617a Cartridge Stylus Cleaner. Having a smaller factor than ONZOW, this cleaner is very convenient to use and does its job very well. It lacks a magnifier as ONZOW has, but I never used it anyway because I have a digital microscope for this purpose.