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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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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......👐❓

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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.



richardkrebs
422 posts
 
Halcro
maybe the reason is down to incompatable effective mass of the arm cart combo?
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halcro OP
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A stiffer cantilever suspension could well mean less cantilever movement and more tonearm vibration.

That's what I think most folk believe, thus putting more stress in the tonearm......
I'm still not totally convinced 🤔
Surely attaching an accelerometer to a tonearm to produce graphic evidence of the stresses would not be difficult?
I'm sure Continuum did....
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