Aidas Svazas hand makes his MC cartridges in Kaunas, Lithuania. His mastery of creating and modifying transducers, honed for decades, has shown him how each and every detail makes a difference. The Aidas cartridge line features Alnico5 magnets (Samarium Cobalt for lightweight ‘Baby’ models), ultra-high permeability cores, a unique double damper suspension and Namiki boron cantilever + Micro Ridge stylus.
Each model level is distinguished by its generator winding material.
- CU series with ‘six nines’ copper coils and stabilized wood bodies.
- AG – CU series with silver clad copper coils and stabilized stone bodies.
- AU – CU series with gold clad copper coils and both hardwood and stabilized stone bodies
- AU series with 24kt pure gold coils and both stabilized stone and certified Mammoth tusk bodies.
What is not readily shown in the specification of each level is the intense grading, voicing and optimizing that goes into the resulting performance, far more than basic material changes. All full-size models are 12Cu and 0.28Mv output, with cartridge weight ranging from ~ 9g -12g. Lightweight ‘baby’ models, especially designed for air bearing linear tracking tonearms are 13Cu and ~ 7g. These cartridges are designed for long life with full repair and rebuild service from the factory.
The Aidas line excels at natural tone, depth and nuance with exceptional tracking ability. email us to add this exciting cartridge to your system!
Models:
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- AU Series
- Mammoth Gold $9350
- Baby Mammoth Gold (lightweight) $8750
- Gala Gold $6750
- AU – CU Series
- Purpleheart $5750
- Ebony $5750
- Baby Ebony (lightweight) $5250
- Gold Web $5750
- AG – CU Series
- Malachite $5750
- CU Series
- Panzerholz $4350
- Durawood ‘Bee’ $4350
- Durawood Grey $4350
- Wood Composite Green $4350
- AU Series
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