The Palladian-A step beyond

Thank you for your kind words bluewolf and also for your interesting thoughts and history.
I admire your system greatly and my gosh.....the Omnigon 😜...‼️
The stuff of my dreams....🙏
I too appreciate the enormous changes the Internet has made in allowing Audio Forums like this to prosper.
And to meet folks like Dertonarm and Thuchan here on A'Gon, has literally changed my Audio life. Their presence is missed...😪
Without them.....I would never have entered the world of the FR-64s, FR-66s and FR-7f.
And I think in some way.....the impression Dertonarm made on many of us here, has enabled him to fast-track his analogue audio company.
And the whole audio world is richer for that.....👏

sampsa55

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

My experience with improving the resolution/transparency of my setup has been that far from making poorer recordings less enjoyable the removal of noise allows one to enjoy the intent of the performance and listen through the limitations of the recording. For example discovering how much subtlety and detail there is in mono recordings, or hearing all of the little adjustments being put in by a rhythm guitarist for example

Resolution and transparency (as opposed to tipped up 'detail') are always and in all cases preferable in my experience

Anyway I'm told it should be 2-3 weeks to my Palladian and I may have the US Distributor round to install it, will keep us all posted

Dear @halcro : Knowing your siytem and sound priorities is no surprise you like those vintage MC cartrridges and the Palladian too.

You tested through one of the non damped FR tonearm and trhough a SUT along a resonant carbon fiber headshell and I know this is what you like it for several years now.

I can’t speak about the Palladian because I never heard it but because your comments I could think goes in the same " school " where you learned/study.

I think that the Palladian has to be a good cartridge, issue could be if it’s over vintage or today LOMC top performers in a way diferent set up ( especially: tonearm, headshell, no SUT, no tubes. ) as the one you, Eckart, Rutherford, bluewolf, etc, have.

I respect your opinion but ( at least I. ) always is important the context/stage/scenario that surrounded any one opinions.

Example: @bluewolf ( with all my respect to . ) shares its Palladian opinion and looking to his system I can understand the why’s about.
Btw, I found out an audio system with very similar electronics and speakers as bluewolf where the owner of it posted this. I have to say that I own that CD and my opinion is the other way around ( I'm not saying a superlative one. ) but each one of us have our music/sound priorities and these is what makes the differences in our way of thinking/opinions :

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2NGWBF2BHSFHX

Good for you @halcro and @bluewolf . I'm sure that sooner or latter I will have the opportunity to hear it somewhere. Newcomers always welcomed.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.

Btw, makes no sense to me ( knowing the HDM 10 and your SUT. ) not use the Palladian directly in the Halcro phonolinepreamp??????

Btw, makes no sense to me ( knowing the HDM 10 and your SUT. ) not use the Palladian directly in the Halcro phonolinepreamp??????

The Halcro DM-10 phono stage (both MM and MC) is excellent and I've tried direct comparisons with my LOMCs directly into the DM-10's MC input and through the Kondo SUT into the MM input.
The differences are very subtle....but in the end, I think the removal of the extra 'active' stages makes the SUT slightly more transparent.

Dear @halcro : I understand what you mean but still do not make sense to me. Let me explain it and I know that the Kondo is a good SUT:

the active high gain circuit are mainly " transparent " transistors where the signal pass. In the direct set up the signal pass only through the tonearm internal wires and the IC cable to the DM10 input but with the SUT ( transformers has " hundreds of wire m. ) the signal must pass to additional IC cables between the Kondo and the DM10.

I think that you perceive a diferent sound that like you more but not necesary " more transparent " because that silver additional IC cable degrade the signal too.

Anyway, as I said it: newcomers audio items always welcomed.

Regards,
R.