Diva II
Sharing the design philosophy and key elements found in Avid’s more expensive designs, far from being hamstrung by compromise as many ‘cost-down’ turntables, Diva II is engineered holistically – each part designed specifically to contribute to an overall performance which is quite simply remarkable both in value and absolute terms.
Key Features
• Solid Aluminium Platter
• Precision Sapphire Bearing
• External PSU and Powerful Motor
Detail Exposé
The foundation of the Diva II is an ultra-rigid, one-piece aluminium casting. The arm and platter are mounted to this using a sapphire bearing and tight clamping system. The Diva II system of mechanical isolation, efficiently channels unwanted vibrations away from the record into the rigid chassis, keeping your favourite recordings vibrant and with every detail exposed.
Design Upgrades
Evolution of its designs is what keeps AVID at the forefront of vinyl reproduction. Upgraded from its original design, the platter is precision machined aluminium with a composite cork mat, in common with Avid’s higher models. The use of this platter coupled with the softer surface material ensures an impedance mismatch with the record and, with the aid of the clamp, reduces unwanted vibrations entering the platter.
The triple-layered suspension offers exceptional isolation against unwanted acoustic feedback or ground-borne vibration. Music is open and clear without the veiling of the sound that you would associate with less capable designs.
Altus Arm
Discover the best that your vinyl records have to offer with precise sound, crisp clean clarity and outstanding solidity with every faint nuance you never thought was there, revealed in all its glory.
Cascading features from the Nexus such as the micron tolerance bearings and the adjustable progressive Bias, the Altus will impress with a performance which has focus and immediacy whilst retaining a delicacy that is absolutely captivating.
Key Features
• Painstakingly Hand Built
• Micron Tight Tolerances
• Adjustable Progressive Bias
• Breathtaking Transparency
Unveiled
Avid’s rigid bearing architecture has been passed down from the Nexus to achieve realistic sonic images carved in the soundscape, astonishing your senses with a sound you can virtually touch.
Altus employs a thick-walled aluminium arm tube to make sure the cartridge is held securely above the record and aid transmission of vibration away from the cartridge, so your music is unveiled.
Sound Connection
The same Bias compensation mechanism found on the Nexus counteracts centripetal forces, thus avoiding tracking issues, undue record wear and maintaining your musical enjoyment.
Avid’s purpose designed low capacitance external phono cable reassuringly clicks into place using a superior right-angled DIN connector and terminated with high-quality gold-plated RCA plugs. For purists wishing to embrace the naturally balanced output of a phono cartridge, the cable is also available fully balanced with XLR connectors.
Ionic Cartridge
Offering a penetrating vision into the soundscape of your music, instruments become etched within their own space, deep into the distance, giving you a wonderful three-dimensional portrayal of the performance that makes you believe your there.
With everything rigidly encapsulated within the solid aluminium body, there is never a hint of harshness, vocals as smooth as silk or raucous and live but never with distortion. Avid’s Ionic low output Moving coil cartridge encapsulates all that is good about their designs in an attractive package, keeping true to Avid’s original design principles, but so much more affordable.
Key Features
• Aluminium Tube Cantilever
• Elliptical Diamond Stylus
• Aero Grade Aluminium Body
• Realism to Your Records
Flagship Principles
Employing the same approach to removing vibration away from the critical stylus point by using the same machined cartridge body allows vibration to pass into the tonearm rather than feeding back to the cantilever assembly, reducing the commonly heard 'needle-talk'.
Despite this being Avid’s entry model, they have managed to retain the same magnet assembly and coils, keeping cantilever dynamic inertia low, reducing the potential risk of record damage and making sure surface noise is low.
Awaken Your Music
With the Ionic cartridge on your turntable, you are guaranteed an outstanding musical performance from all your vinyl, bringing life and realism into your living room. Vocals leap out from the silent background and offering a deep soundstage that puts you in the audience, living with the music, the performance drawing you in.
Classical and opera aficionados will love the silent backgrounds and pin-point placement of instruments and singers, whilst rock fans will delight in the bass power and dynamic speed and precision, keeping the beat sure footed and secure. There is something for everyone with the Ionic.
