The Palladian-A step beyond

Halcro. Many thanks for the heartfelt review and for drawing our attention to this cartridge. I've been following Dietrich with great interest for several years ever since purchasing a UNI Protractor which is still my go to alignment device. Inspired by what I've heard and looking for the sort of open and live sound you describe I've plonked down the $ for a Palladian and look forward to sharing my results in a month or so. I also suspect I'll be adding one of Dietrich tonearms to my rig in the future as well

Thanks for the kind words folkfreak.
Cartridges are very subjective items to recommend and there are many to whom I have extolled the virtues of a particular unit only to find they haven't had the same experience....🙄‼️
In the case of the Palladian......I simply cannot imagine anyone experiencing anything but wonderment....🎶🙏
Please let us know what you think when it arrives....?
Regards

Halcro: Thanks for bringing this up. Sounds very promising, though pricey.

Is it the quest for seemingly greater detail retrieval demanded by aging audiophile ears and the ‘rational’ that higher pricing is synonymous with ‘revealing’ (I hate that word) cartridges?

I never understood why someone might prefer a "revealing" component? Is the objective to find flaws in recordings & other gear or to enjoy music? 

What I do find illuminating is how a cartridge handles the ‘worst’ of recorded music.

Yes. Exactly.

What I do find illuminating is how a cartridge handles the ‘worst’ of recorded music.

Yes. Exactly.

Thanks Sampsa....
Michael Fremer in one of his latest component reviews actually mentions the same George Harrison track 'Wah-Wah' as a test for 'ability'....
So credit where it's due for our 'main man'....👏