Review: Aidas Mammoth Gold mk2 MC cartridge


jtimothya

It fits my fundamental recommendation and preference:

advanced stylus shape on boron cantilever.

I checked both the review and makers site

I cannot find performance specs related to precise imaging

channel separation ______db?

channel balance _______db?

>> Given that mammoth ivory has hardly been extensively studied for its sonic properties, I assume a cartridge body made from it is made for the same reasons I have three custom straight razors scaled with it: it looks pretty and it confers bragging rights.<<

As mentioned in the review, the use of ivory by violin and guitar makers says a lot about its resonance characteristics.

 

>> I cannot find performance specs related to precise imaging

channel separation ______db?

channel balance _______db?  <<

I will try to find out for you.

 

Here's what Aidas says: "28db or more at 1khz ( channel separation) , Channell balance  < 0.4dB 1khz. "

 

"As mentioned in the review, the use of ivory by violin and guitar makers says a lot about its resonance characteristics."  But exactly what does it say? This is a transducer, not a musical instrument.  The only thing advantageous about mammoth ivory is that obtaining it did not require the killing of an elephant.