Review: Aidas Mammoth Gold mk2 MC cartridge

I’m sure it sounds wonderful. But I’m not at all sure the materials science would support equivalence between freshly butchered elephant ivory and frozen-in-permafrost for 30,000 years mammoth ivory. That rather brings a new perspective to "cryo treated"!

>>"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.<<

Unusual reply from you lewm.  Do you believe a cartridge's body has no influence on how it sounds?

"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.

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

>> I cannot find performance specs related to precise imaging

channel separation ______db?

channel balance _______db?  <<

I will try to find out for you.

>> 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.

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.