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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Folkfreak, 
As you are now aquainted with the titanium screws you may need a titanium tonearm. Are you already running one?  I just got a SpJ fully titanium tonearm, also the tube. Here the Timet screws feel very familiar with the Palladian...the sound is terrific. I am using the combo on my Caeles table.

It appears that titanium does possess some valuable qualities for audio reproduction.....at least in the turntable/tonearm/cartridge side of things.
Your SpJ tonearm Thuchan, is a thing of beauty.
Has Dietrich heard it with his Palladian cartridge yet?
After all....he did a lot of the refurbishment on it and was instrumental in connecting you with its previous owner...😎

@thuchan congrats on the SPJ arm -- I always lusted after the SPJ LaLuce Centoventi that Brooks Berdan had -- perhaps one day I'll be able to pick one up

My tonearm is a composite I'm afraid but even so the effect of the Ti screws is apparent. Unfortunately I'll not be able to try them on my other arm as the Miyajima cartridges require extra long screws that go all the way through the body

Still waiting on the shim 😕  but will report on that when/if it arrives

ps I just added the EnigmaAcoustics Sopranino supertweeter to my system -- very synergistic with the Palladian, the high end extension and clarity the cartridge brings works well with the supertweeter -- interesting how bass sounds become deeper, clearer and better defined once you have better control of the leading edge of the sound
Thanks Folkfreak,
Halcro, Dietrich has heard his Palladian with the SpJ. I could not stop him putting his hand on the Titanium screws... He used the Opus I disc to adjust in the best possible way. He said he felt responsible for the previous owner 😇

Dear all,

Btw. it seems I found a Joker for the Palladium (maybe not only for the Palladium). I am still testing it for one more week to be really safe on my assessment.  Keep you posted.