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The Palladian-A step beyond

The new cartridge from Acoustical Systems may finally be the LOMC to fully realise the theoretical advantages of the genus.
And convince those long-suffering audiophiles to whom the 'modern' MC presentation has been anathema to 'live sound'....that the realism of vintage LOMCs like the SPUs and FR-7 series has finally been recaptured 👀
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fleib
1,124 posts
 

Nandric,

The other descriptions I saw appear to be from dealers, so I think you must be right. Since Halcro didn't write a full review I guess we have a grand total of 1.  If Acoustical Systems wants a "professional" review in the US, they'll probably have to advertise or advertise more.

While I only know a handful of words in German, my translator does a pretty good job. Japanese - not so good.  But the photo tells us it has a straight cantilever and it looks like aluminum, and with a nude tip.  Seems unusual for a cart with this price tag. Turns out that's exactly what it is, but shorter than previous models and the tip is shibata.

The review has some BS about aluminum resonances being less objectionable than more exotic materials because they are lower in frequency. It might be true in this case because I suspect Brakemeier used this to voice the cart according to his design goals - live music. 

Not having heard the cart I can't comment further. Seems a bit overpriced to me, but most new stuff does.

Regards,

lewm
13,259 posts
 
Flieb, What I read, on the website of a dealer who can hardly be said to be unbiased, is that aluminum was chosen for the cantilever, because its resonances are higher (not "lower") in frequency, above the audible spectrum, compared to boron, etc.  As the Germans might say, "machts nicht" (or something like that), the point is, does it sound good? Like everything Dertonearm brings to market, the cartridges look to be beautifully made.  The rest is for the end user to decide.

My tendency would be to go for the second most expensive version, without the gold inlay.  Or the cheapest one if Nandric says it sounds good.
wrm57
1,057 posts
 
Looks very interesting. And any cartridge that tags itself with that Blake Proverb of Hell automatically has my vote and maybe my money. After all, as the man also says, "Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by incapacity."
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halcro OP
2,664 posts
 
I can't drag myself away from listening....
So review may have to wait 😎
In the meantime, Thuchan, who has all of Dietrich's other cartridges (as well as nearly 100 of the greatest cartridges throughout history) has this to say about the Palladian
https://audiocirc.com/2016/10/31/live-magic/
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nandric
4,086 posts
 

''Those damn details'' he said ''I had no idea that she was prostitute

for 10 years before I married her''.

Well not as dramatic but I also overlooked ''some datails''. All

those cart versions I mentioned are ''limited edition'' so I fear

that the poor among you should forget Archon. While I always

admired Dertonarm and considered him as my first ''genius friend''

I was very susrprised with his ''creativity erruption'' of late. But so

many carts in such a short time may mean that the former series

are sold out. One can't expect from even an ''ordinary person'' not

to increase his prices by his next series. But according to the logic

I ascribed to  Dertonarm (poor versus rich) I expect as his next

''move'' the ''poor man Apolite'' (grin, grin).

BTW one of the comments to Thuchans ''review'' mentioned FR-7f

as his guess regarding Dertonarm ''inspiration''. This person

is ''obviously'' wrong because I was right with my FR-7fz guess

(grin).




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