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In Reply to: MC safe sex posted by blackdog on September 18, 2006 at 14:23:44:
I have had two Dynavectors (17D2 MR) and neither one lasted very long. I always blamed Dynavector but now I believe it was my fault. I used to pamper my dynavector MC carts with stylast. I was anal about keeping the stylus clean because I thought I could extend the life of it.That was before learning from others on this forum about keeping it dry and the possible migration of Sylast up the cantilever. I don't really know if stylast does migrate or not, but I do know that I get much better results by keeping the cart dry and only cleaning my records. I use my AudioQuest antistatic record brush to gently brush the stylus before each play.
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I think John Elison has a similar positive experience with Stylast.
HenryA 12-gauge shotgun is the ultimate arbiter of disputes - G. Gordon Liddy
Same here. 20+ years of cleaning after every side with Last stylus cleaner and Stylast with different cartridges with no problems. In fact, the stylus's are still in excellent shape.
I realize that lots of guys have had good luck with it, but it just didn't work for me. I probably put too much on, or too often, or something else that I did wrong. But whatever the case, it just seems like its something that guys like me should stay away from.A little goes a long way but a little more could be dangerous in the wrong hands.
this, cuz I felt the MM cart I had was starting to sound pretty beat after only a year of less than moderate use, and didn't know whether it was due to overdoing it on the Last cleaner. So I hear you, man. And that you had Dynas and I now have a Dyna, well, you can see my concern.
HenryA 12-gauge shotgun is the ultimate arbiter of disputes - G. Gordon Liddy
No more for me.
I had the diamond fall off my first DL-103R after about 500 hours. I threw the stuff away.
The brush is still used, nice for wiping hairballs from the tip. But it did not hurt an OC-9 eliptical, several Blue Points, couple Ortaphons. Just seemed to soften the glue on the 103R.
The stories of it traveling up a hollow cantilever do not seem possible on most, even the hollow tubes look to be mashed flat where the stylus mounts.
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