You cannot get away with having a perfectly clean stylus all the time, tiny deposits on the playing face of your vinyl will be dragged up and stored on your cartridges stylus, affecting sound reproduction and the life of your cartridge.
The Athena Stylus force Gauge is made from Stainless steel with ABS plastic. It has a white backlight to read the scale properly, it has a 37x37mm platform size.
The problem is well-known and still not perfectly solved: dirt accumulates on the diamond of the pick-up system and this reduces its scanning capability.
The Degritter Mark II dust cover is like a tailored suit for your machine. It’s made from Italian Alcantara fabric – a velvety, suede-like synthetic material used in luxury car seats. It’s washable, durable and fits nicely.
Not only with new vinyl records, but also with your old vinyl records, contamination and residue in the grooves are the number 1 cause of sound quality degradation.