AVID Altus V2 & Nexus V2 Tonearms
AVID is in the midst of celebrating their 30th anniversary, and they’re embracing the fete full force with a pair of updated tonearms — namely, the Altus V2 and Nexus V2.
The Cambridgeshire, England-based manufacturer notes that these two updated V2 arms build upon the specs and features of their respective original versions (the V1, technically speaking!) that were first introduced in 2023 by incorporating (in their words) “advancements to improve tracking accuracy and sound quality.”
AVID claims the key enhancement for both the Altus V2 and Nexus V2 tonearms comes via the company’s new bias control technology. According to AVID, their research revealed that optimal bias force varies across a record’s surface. With higher force required at the beginning and end and less in the middle of an LP, this new system is said to allow for precise adjustments tailored to each section of a record, with the intention of “ensuring consistently high performance and enhanced playback fidelity.”
Both the Altus V2 (above, and below) and Nexus V2 arms sport aluminum headshells and hyper-rigid arm tubes, and they each come with a detachable arm cable with a length of 1.3m, 5-pin DIN connector, RCA termination, and optional XLR termination (fully balanced).
Specs for the Altus V2 arm include effective length given as 233 mm, mounting distance as 216mm, offset angle as 23o, overhang as 17mm, effective mass as 15g (medium), and weight as 680g.
Specs for the Nexus V2 arm (above, and below) — which are essentially similar to those of the Altus V2, with only a few key differences — include effective length given as 233 mm, mounting distance as 216mm, offset angle as 23o, overhang as 17mm, effective mass as 18g (medium), and weight as 880g.
Finally, the SRP for the AVID Altus V2 tonearm is $2,295 U.S., and £1,650/€1,999 in the UK and Europe. The SRP for the AVID Nexus V2 tonearm is $6,199 U.S., and £4,950/€5,999 in the UK and Europe.
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