Record and Stylus Cleaners. Comments or Recommendations?

[magictooth]

I was wondering about 2 separate things: record and stylus cleaners. I've got a carbon hair brush for the big pieces, but I'm wondering if there's any improvement with some of the more esoteric type of cleaning agents and methods. I saw way back somebody suggesting a vacuum cleaner for records. Is there any improvement? Is it marked or subtle? . How about some of the solutions that are out there?

As for stylus cleaners has anybody ever tried one? I saw this one: http://onzow.ld.infoseek.co.jp/zdust1-eigo.html that I thought looked interesting. I hate having to rub anything against the stylus tip to remove the accumulated dust.

[slate1]

The Onzow Zerodust stylus cleaner works very well and you can pick them up over at AudiogoN.com for around $30.

As for record cleaners - you really can not believe how much better your records will sound if you get a cleaning machine. Especially if you're looking to buy used records - its' essential and I would bargain to say that it's the most important piece of equipment when it comes to the analog world!

I've got a Nitty Gritty Record Master and I use the Disc Doctor brushes and fluids. I clean the records with the Disc Doctor brushes and fluids and manually remove the cleaning fluid with a lint free cloth according to the DD directions. I then rinse twice with distilled water using another DD brush and remove the rinse water with the Nitty Gritty machine - fantastic results. An unbelieveable reduction in surface noise.