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

Revealing is to expose information otherwise hidden. Too revealing is a consequence of limitations in the equipment or recording. 

**"Implies" is a logical conclusion, not a conjecture...**

Imply is a suggestion without direct evidence or explicit reference.

I suppose you think "guessing" means it's a foregone conclusion, but it doesn't.

We now have a grand total of 2 reviews including Halcro's. I said all along I believe his assessment, but we all have different sensibilities.

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halcro OP
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To divert a little.......
It is widely accepted (even by some cartridge manufacturers) that a low-compliance cartridge puts more energy into the tonearm....
My experiences through a dozen tonearms and over sixty cartridges of all types, show that high-compliance cartridges tend to sort the good from the bad tonearms far more readily.
Trying to understand why.........could it not be that the higher movement in the cantilever (both vertical and horizontal) results in an equally greater reaction (according to Newton) that the tonearm needs to oppose?
If so....it may indeed be that the higher compliance MM cartridges put more stress into the tonearm and thus require a better tonearm than low-compliance MCs.....?
Against all current folklore admittedly.....😱

richardkrebs
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Halcro
Wouldn't the amplitude (movement) of the cantilever be the same for both families of cartridge?
Maybe the observed differences have another explanation?

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halcro OP
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Wouldn't the amplitude (movement) of the cantilever be the same for both families of cartridge?

I see what you're saying Richard.....
Of course the movement of the cantilever is governed by the groove modulation and not by the compliance.....
Silly me 🤓
I can't understand then, why the arms I've ditched. failed the high-compliance MM test......👐❓

Regards
sampsa55
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Wouldn’t the amplitude (movement) of the cantilever be the same for both families of cartridge?

Not necessarily. In both cases, the stylus follows the groove, but there could be differences in the extent to which groove modulations move the cantilever relative to the tonearm and the tonearm relative to its pivot. A stiffer cantilever suspension could well mean less cantilever movement and more tonearm vibration.



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