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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
1,124 posts
 

Thuchan, I usually like nuts and bolts/metal washers more than threaded holes, but that depends on the particulars. These holes have no metal insert for thread: they look like they are cut into the body. That's both good in terms of coupling and contact area, and bad in terms of playing around with torque or swapping.  Titanium is usually worked by taking small slices, if you catch my drift. 

Although I use removable headshells, one-piece is superior IMO. No getting around the facts of 8 additional electrical connections and a physical boundary to bounce vibrations back in the wrong direction. Of course removable types have the advantage of ease of swapping, and look at all those shells you can try, to make it sing. 

I have no plans to try the cart. I spend far too much time and money with this stuff as it is. Time is the most precious thing we have and most people realize this when it's too late.  I'm on this thread mostly out of curiosity and felt like digging around. I had forgotten about this one below - a couple of testimonials for the protractor:


https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/where-to-find-uni-din-protractor

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rauliruegas
13,103 posts
 
Dear @halcro : It's incredible that in the same thread ( short time. ) any one can change its way of thinking but you did it  and you did it so easy in favor ofnothing other than to say " I'm rigth ". Let me explain it with facts from you:

"""  He constantly cites ’opinions’ as if they were ’facts’ and never supplies a shred of scientific evidence to support them. """

that is what you posted in the page 1 of your thread and something that always post when the overall subject is " raul " and as always trying to dimish everything I post.

Then in the last page and latest posts you touted those cartridge headshell mount screws and can't be more happy with and with out any single " shred scientific evidence " to support , neither,  you said or your boss said it and you never ask him for.

Not even that, but nothing that can confirm the Palladian cartridge specs or the other cartridge models AS has on sale.

Not even a critical spec on any of those cartridges about: dynamic compliance !!!!??? and if we read the site info is almost the same for each one model.

Halcro, even the very very humble Stanton 981 or AT20SS or AKG P25MD or Denon 103 or almost all the vinatge MM cartridges you own came with the chart ( fact/real test. ) with the cartridge frequency response from 20hz to 20khz where we can see its frequency deviations all over that frequency range but we can see there its separation specs too.
In those charts we can read the cartridge model and serial number, date of the tests and even whcich test record was used to.

Where, at least that, is all that simple and important critical information for a megabucks cartridge?  and more important: why did not ask to him  that " scientific evidence " of what he is talking not only with the cartridges but with each single product he has on sale?  why not? 

But there is more, not only you don't care about but you took your time to found out information by Brickman to support that " no explanations " no needs of " scientific eveidence " but only when I post something. ! ! ! ! ? ? ? ? 

So, you change your mind and way of thinking extremely easy and only to support you are " rigth " when in this same thread exist true evidence that is the other way around like here.  Can we trust in your audio opinions?  credibility?:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/the-palladian-a-step-beyond/post?postid=1372251#1372251


Regards and enjoy the music,
R.

fleib
1,124 posts
 

Oh Yea,

BC strikes again - another field mouse, a big one this time. I’ll throw it in the yard for the strays. She’s a Russian Blue, but looks grey to me.

Here’s a dramatic catch:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwfV-w5Ibkc

thuchan
1,009 posts
 
Fleib,
dealing with carts may be a never ending story. Halcro and Nandric, Lew and many other serious audiophiles are facing the same challenge. What we could do is selling some and concentrate only on our favourites but...Yesterday I listened to the Lyra Atlas on my Caeles table (true airbearing design). After that I could tell everyone why it is necessary to have the Atlas. I love it!
A similar experience I had when I listened to the Palladian. I was very sceptical if it would give me more information than the other AS designs?
It did. This is really a new design. I doubt that I would meet someone driving the Palladian and not becoming fascinating by the Live Sound it produces. You need to hear this to believe!
I am using the AS protractor, the big one. After all my previous protractors this is the one which made me happy. Not because I am an AS boy or this other emotional BS spilled out of an angry and frustrated man. No, because it caters to my needs perfectly. A good sound is the result.
Just a side information: In the meantime it is the best sold protractor in Germany in the last two years.

thuchan
1,009 posts
 
Nandric,
I hope you understood me. I meant ONE! This means you have to organize one more from another side unless you are single handed. Maybe you ask Halcro...
Pls. try to see my position. Despite all of your merits when it comes to cart repair activities these screws are precious...

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