AIDAS Cartridge CU Series DURAWOOD BEE High-Pressure Compressed Material MC Cartridge
Product code: BEEAIDAS Cartridge CU Series DURAWOOD BEE High-Pressure Compressed Material MC Cartridge
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Uses ultra high-pressure compressed Durawood, high rigidity, low resonance model.
Silence and rich coloration born from overwhelming rigidity. A piece of art where functional beauty and acoustical engineering merge, adorned with multi-colors.
Product Concept
"DURAWOOD BEE" is an artistic model that layers visually striking multi-color layers onto AIDAS's proud ultra high-pressure compressed material Durawood. It is not just a design; the combination of layers with different densities effectively disperses and damps complex resonance modes.
Main Features
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Multi-Color Durawood: Ultra high-density material that produces overwhelming silence
An ultra high-density material achieved by compressing natural wood to 1/10th of its original size. It has damping properties surpassing metal, realizing a pure sound where notes vividly emerge from the silence in the background. -
Boron Cantilever: Precise resolution harmonized with pure copper coil
The Namiki-made boron cantilever captures groove details accurately, and the pure copper coil converts that energy into electrical signals without loss. It coexists the warmth of wood with modern resolution. -
Craftsmanship Masterpiece: Bee-colored finish that adorns your listening room
The vivid stripes inspired by a "bee" are handmade. Beyond sound performance, it also serves as a beautiful artisan piece that brings ownership joy.
AIDAS: Mounting Style and Compatibility
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Bolt-On Thread Method
The AIDAS cartridge body has precise threading (M2.5). By using only bolts from above without nuts, it allows smart installation, greatly reducing the stress when handling expensive cartridges. -
Half-Inch Mount
Adopts the world-standard 12.7mm spacing of screw holes. It is compatible with headshells from various manufacturers, making it a highly versatile design. -
Optimized for Tone Arms
The balance between dead weight and appropriate stylus pressure has been optimized to maximize the original performance of AIDAS in many modern "medium mass tone arms". -
24k gold press pin
Adopts an output pin with 24-karat gold press on a brass base. It is resistant to oxidation due to aging, and permanently maintains the freshness of the signal at the point of contact with the lead wire for a long time.
| body material | durawood multicolor |
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| coil material | 6N pure copper (0.03mm) |
| Power generation method | MC (Moving Coil) |
| magnet | AlNiCo5 |
| cantilever | Namiki / Adamant Boron |
| stylus | micro ridge |
| output voltage | 0.3mV |
| coil impedance | 5 ohms (DC) |
| compliance | 8um/mN (Lateral) |
| Appropriate stylus pressure | 1.9g |
| own weight | 8.8g |
| terminal pin | 24K gold press (brass base) |
| mounting hole | Threaded (M2.5 / 12.7mm spacing) |
| Recommended load impedance | 100 – 1,000 ohms |
| Recommended tonearm execution mass | medium |
World recognized sound quality evaluation
Durawood Bee is a very expressive cartridge. Transients are crisp, tonality is natural, and frequency range is excellent. Good tracking, fast and rich bass, clear mids, and ethereal highs.holographic soundstageThere is. Detail reproduction is excellent, but not clinical. Sound for true music lovers, presenting the music as a whole while letting the details shine through.
Although Durawood is slightly less dynamically powerful than the Dynavector XV-1S (same price range), it has the ability to bring out the beauty of instrument tones more deeply, and the spatial spread of vocals and percussion instruments is said to be impressive.
Stereo Times publication review
A highly rated review was published in the American audio specialist media "Stereo Times".
The reviewer listened using a full-fledged system consisting of a Small Audio Manufacture Aldebaran turntable, Calista II tonearm, Pyon Sound MC Master Transformer, and Pass Labs XP-15 phono stage. They thoroughly listened across a wide range of genres from jazz to R&B, including Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul, and Kurt Elling's Live In Chicago.
On Miles Davis' "So What," they experienced "the precise detail reproduction that serves as a reminder of why one loves vinyl, something digital sources could never achieve." The live album by Kurt Elling was highly praised for its soundstage that faithfully reproduces the atmosphere of a live performance, and in Ahmad Jamal’s 15-minute long piece, the reviewer reported that the furious percussion work was reproduced "as if adrenaline had been injected."
"The vitality this cartridge produces is so remarkable that it makes one feel it was designed especially for jazz, and particularly for live jazz. The depth and resolution of the low end, and the expression of space and atmosphere, are impeccable"—and the review concludes, "If you want to enjoy the subtle nuances of live jazz, this cartridge is a must-have."
