It is hardly audible when the volume is at zero and I have to put my ear right against it. It also increases when I increase the volume
Sounds like acoustic Feedback
are your speakers near the TTs , if so move speakers away from the TTs ideally on different shelfs
Check your warranty on these types of products
Ortofon’s official Dry cleaning only is recommended.
Use the Ortofon stylus brush (or similar), brushing back to front only (same direction the record moves).
Avoid liquids Liquids (especially alcohol) can wick up the cantilever. This can weaken or...
Looks like a generic chinese copy of the old Audio technica AT637 Ultrasonic Stylus Cleaner. & a fraction of the cost of others on the market most are 200quid ( £6.65 on alibaba & ideal to clean your £1,000 cartridge)
The only way to get a clean stylus is to remove the dirt at source with a RCM
Top Three
1/ Source Analogue or Digital
2/ Mastering Engineer
3/ Pressed & Plated at premium pressing Plant
Weight is irrelevant 140/150/180/200gram, What vinyl formulae is used makes a big difference
tracks any record at 1.25g
5 - 100,000 Hz (± 3 dB) made in 1980 & 100khz still never beaten in almost 5 decades
Lowest moving mass until 2014 & the $12,000 grado epoch
with a Jico SAS stylus still beats most cartridges at any price
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