Audio Intelligent Vinyl Solutions Enzymatic Stylus Cleaning

An Enzyme Stylus Cleaner With No Alcohol to Attack the Cantilever Bond

Audio Intelligent's Enzymatic Stylus Cleaning Formula is a liquid stylus cleaner supplied in a two-ounce dropper bottle with a stylus brush. The brush has densely packed, non-varnished carbon fiber bristles. The formula contains no alcohol.

Many cartridge makers advise against liquid stylus cleaners, and they have a reason. The stylus is glued to the cantilever, and alcohol — which most liquid cleaners contain — attacks that adhesive bond. The objection is to the alcohol, not to the liquid.

What It Does, What It's Safe On, and How It Works

Chemistry and Compatibility

The formula contains no alcohol and nothing else that would weaken the stylus-to-cantilever bond. Audio Intelligent names that as the primary goal of the development, which began in early 2020.

It is enzyme-based, which is the same chemistry the company uses on records. That is deliberate: what ends up on a stylus is exactly what was on the record, whether it arrived through the air or off the groove wall.

It leaves no film behind. A stylus cleaner that deposits residue is worse than none, since the residue collects the next lot of debris and holds it against the diamond.

Who Is This Stylus Cleaner Best For?

• Your cartridge maker warns against liquid cleaners — the warning is about alcohol, and there is none here
• You own an expensive cartridge — a retip costs many times what a bottle of the right fluid does
• Your stylus collects fibers — the supplied brush is built for exactly that, with a downward back-to-front motion
• You already clean records with enzymes — the same chemistry, applied to where the debris ends up
• You prefer a dry method — brushes and gels do the job without liquid at all; see stylus cleaning

How Do You Use It?

Dispense a single drop of fluid onto the brush — the fluid goes on the brush, never straight onto the stylus. Brush from back to front with the tips of the bristles against the stylus, never side to side and never front to back. For fibers wrapped around the stylus, a slight downward motion from back to front usually clears them.

Pairs Well With

What most owners of a stylus cleaner shop next.

• Stylus cleaning — brushes, gels and the dry alternatives
• Record cleaning solutions — a clean stylus lasts longer on clean records
• Replacement styli — for when the hours finally run out
• Record brushes — the dry sweep that keeps debris off the stylus in the first place

On Its Own, or as Part of a Program

Used on its own this cleaner will keep a stylus in good order. For even better results it belongs in a full treatment program: clean the record first so there is less to pick up, then the stylus, and the two jobs reinforce one another. The full range is in record cleaning solutions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it contain alcohol?

None, and that is the point of it. Alcohol attacks the adhesive bond holding the stylus to the cantilever, which is why cartridge makers warn against most liquid cleaners.

Is a liquid stylus cleaner safe?

The risk cartridge makers warn about comes from alcohol and similar solvents. This formula contains neither, and Audio Intelligent developed it specifically to remove debris without harming the stylus or the cantilever.

What comes with it?

A two-ounce dropper bottle and a stylus brush with densely packed, non-varnished carbon fiber bristles.

Which direction do I brush?

Back to front, with the tips of the bristles. Never side to side, and never front to back — both risk the cantilever. Put the drop on the brush rather than on the stylus.

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