Any one with knowledge of dust control?
Electrostatic anti static guns, are these effective beyond 5 seconds, my media is CD. Maybe vinyl has same issue.
Not a lot to go on there.
Can you give a bit more detail on what the issue is with dust?
Iâve been playing CDs for 40 years and dust has not been an issue that I have experienced.
CDs with make up (not mine) and spurious scratches as the CD was not returned to the sleeve/box I have experienced 
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Yes, air borne dust is related to air humidity, dry air results in more electro static dust, visible as itâs typically white and hifi components are black.
Interested in any remedy to remove dust from music media
Understand. Fortunately Iâve not had too much of a problem with dust. If dusting is required I use a clean microfibre cloth on the upper boxes.
Seems like every year or two I take the system apart for some modification, and then I will use a very lightly dampened linen cloth to remove any build up on the boxes below the upper ones. Always ensuring all power off first.
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Maybe its regional? Where are you?
Martin
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Dust will always be a factor of internal space volume and the number of people occupying it. But you can make it bahave differently though not reduce it.
Floor standing air filters can certainly help. The good ones purify air by ionization which causes dust to fall rather than float, this reducing dust and particles in the air but increasing the need for regular floor cleaning. If done together it certainly reduces the dust because itâs pulled down where it can be vacuumed up and disposed of.
They do generate some noise but can be switched off for listening sessions. I use several constantly in winter with combined humidifier functions.
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What exactly is tge problem with the dust? Is it affecting play? If yes and CD why do you think its dust causing the problem? Is it appearance? Or what
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Water.
Just hold cd under running tap and dry with a cloth.
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Putting CDs away after use and not leaving them scattered around face up helps too 
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In the winter the air inside modern buildings and homes can get very Dry. I use a portable humidifier to keep humidity at healthy levels. If you live in a house with modern forced air heating consider a whole house humidifier. They arenât very expensive and make a huge difference in air quality and comfort. Oh and they help keep dust lower
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Dusting is a chore that I dislike, my wife likewise, and we only dust surfaces once dust is sufficiently visible to trigger the effort - about once every 2-3 eeks (sometimes longer). When played CDs it was never a problem because they are exposed for so little time, and donât suffer the same degree of static electricity build up to attract it - I have never dusted any CDs (unlike vinyl). Maybe in very dry air the static build up when handling CDs might be higher and so attract more dust, in which case an anti-static âgunâ is the obvious tool to have - and unless you rub the surface or slide it against something non-conducting then there is nothing to create the static, and after all the disk should only be exposed for the few second it takes to load/unload the player. As has been mentioned, very low humidity is not good for your eyes in particular, and a humidifier to bring the air up to comfortable humidity likely would reduce your static issues. Meanwhile I just thought of something: I always stored CDs in plastic âjewel casesâ, so no sliding against anything. If you keep in sleeves that of course might be the cause of the static..
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U.K. itâs the winter heating drying the air
Thank you for some helpful suggestions, a humidifier seems to be best all-round remedy
Just remember to stay on top of daily rinsing out the sump tanks. It really keeps mold and limescale under control. If you just top them up without rinsing, the limescale just multiples to a point thatâs unmanageable. Everyone I know ruined their first humidifiers this way.
Avoid ultrasonic humidifiers in the UK. The water is too hard and they will diffuse their limescale as fine white dust that sticks to wood and fabric and hardens. Boiled steam and evaporative emit only pure water.
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Unless living in an area where the water is soft! However, unless the dissolved solids content is very low - and soft waters usually contain some dissolved solids even though normally not as high as hard waters - there may still be a build up of solids residoe over time.
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No problem with play, just a new light bulb by the cdp tray showed more dust attached and more landing as I watched.
Might be worth investing a few quid in one of these before buying a humidifier.
I have no need for a humidifier, but I do have a dehumidifier.
Yes of course. Though the degree is highly variable.
However, after living in various countries, even soft water regions in the UK are harder than hard water regions in some countries. I was 20 before I realized brewed tea comes out red, not coffee black with a colour shifting flakey film on top.
I live in an extremely soft water regions currently but it is still vital to not skip days rinsing out the sump tanks. They still need a couple soaks in citric acid a year to keep them smooth and buildup free.
Also important to get a humidifier sized right for the space. We have 7 and two are sized like Statement amps.
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