Aidas Svazas is the author and the producer of Aidas cartridges . Aidas is 60 year old master, his experience in repairing / producing cartridges is over 20 years. 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 custom made by Namiki Japan, a unique double damper suspension and Namiki boron cantilever + Micro Ridge stylus.