Dear Rich:
It is true that we have taken the Olympos out of our public product lineup, partly because supplies of pre-owned Parnassus appear to be nearly gone from the markets.
However, we remain capable and willing to build an Olympos if there is a request (and a suitable Parnassus donor) for one. Note that the entire process of building an Olympos could take some time, as there is a good possibility that key components such as the titanium body may need to be machined from the raw materials.
The Olympos is a lovely-sounding cartridge, undoubtedly a bit euphonic, but many listeners seem to appreciate it precisely for that reason. The Titan has greater resolution and greater dynamics than the Olympos, but is less forgiving, and some listeners prefer the more euphonic, gentle and forgiving nature of the Olympos.
If you have a neutral system and a very good phono stage, you will probably prefer the Titan, if not, you may like the Olympos more.
The Atlas manages to be easy on the ears, but sounds superior in every possible way to the Olympos or Titan. It will let you hear new things from your records, and you will love them more for it (smile).
It's a bit like what you would hear if every LP in your collection were remastered from a better-quality tape and pressed more carefully on 180g vinyl at 45rpm.
The sonic improvements are not small.
kind regards, jonathan
It is true that we have taken the Olympos out of our public product lineup, partly because supplies of pre-owned Parnassus appear to be nearly gone from the markets.
However, we remain capable and willing to build an Olympos if there is a request (and a suitable Parnassus donor) for one. Note that the entire process of building an Olympos could take some time, as there is a good possibility that key components such as the titanium body may need to be machined from the raw materials.
The Olympos is a lovely-sounding cartridge, undoubtedly a bit euphonic, but many listeners seem to appreciate it precisely for that reason. The Titan has greater resolution and greater dynamics than the Olympos, but is less forgiving, and some listeners prefer the more euphonic, gentle and forgiving nature of the Olympos.
If you have a neutral system and a very good phono stage, you will probably prefer the Titan, if not, you may like the Olympos more.
The Atlas manages to be easy on the ears, but sounds superior in every possible way to the Olympos or Titan. It will let you hear new things from your records, and you will love them more for it (smile).
It's a bit like what you would hear if every LP in your collection were remastered from a better-quality tape and pressed more carefully on 180g vinyl at 45rpm.
The sonic improvements are not small.
kind regards, jonathan
