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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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nandric
4,086 posts
 

Dear Thuchan,  I have no idea how many carts you own. However

more strange is the fact that you also have no idea how many you

own. I ever got a picture of your ''collection'' but was not able to count

them. So I limited my question to those cantileverless Ikeda's 9.

Your answer was that you use ''some'' for jazz and ''some'' for other

kind of music. Alas ''some'' is not a name so without reference.

This is obvious by complaints like ''someone has stolen my car''.

I do love you but your ''advice'' is worthless.

thuchan
1,009 posts
 
Ha ha Nandric, 
I know exactely how many carts I have. When I reach 100 this year  I will tell you. Nevertheless the number is not important. It makes also no sense to classify favourites from 1 to 10 or so. I sometimes (!) forget certain carts and discover them again in a certain tonearm/cart combination, yes for special usages like guitar music, or Trio Jazz, maybe good rock music. If you would ask me more specific questions, like in which arm for what music I am prefering a certain cart that seems to make more sense for me, somehow...
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nandric
4,086 posts
 

Dear Thuchan, Who would believe in the ''modesty'' of Rockefellers?

Would you believe that they know ''exactely'' what they own?

Anyway my question is pretty exact. I am very fond of my FR-7fz

and also bought Ikeda 9c . I am in love with both but you know how

we are: very curious. So I am curious about Ikeda 9Rex and 9R.

I can't afford both but, I hope, I can afford one of them. I am not

interested in jazz so your ''job'' should be very easy. Which one

for the classical music?

thuchan
1,009 posts
 
Dear Nandric,

I do not listen to classical music. I am sorry that I can't help you on that. The FR and Ikeda carts are good. Instead of going for another Ikeda I would go for the Palladian or the ART 1000. 

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nandric
4,086 posts
 

Dear Thuchan, Raul introduced all kinds of ''levels'' but with obvious

preference for ''ignorance''-and ''distortion levels''. Your advice to

''go for Palladian or the ART 1000'' caused me to introduce ''financial

level''.  My question ''either Ikeda 9 Rex or R'' was caused by my

''financial level''. I wrote :'' I can't afford both''.


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