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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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.

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

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.

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...

Thuchan, Did you watch the you tube video?   Maybe you didn't like it, but I did.  So it goes with just about anything that requires a value judgment.

From the beginning of this thread I didn't question the performance of the cart. After reading what Halcro had to say here and on another forum I knew it was good.  So what?  What I object to is underhanded tactics and inaccurate analogies by the AS fan boys on this thread. Are you saying the performance of the cart is dependent on the protractor? I think not. I don't care what's the best selling in Germany. Maybe a Volkswagen is the best selling car in Germany. I don't care.

I think there are other value judgments where we differ. Some people like the FR64S. I think it's a second rate arm. Bottom line - if the protractor makes you happy, good for you.

Regards,