The Palladian-A step beyond

richardkrebs
12-04-2016 9:25pm
Halcro
Wouldn’t the amplitude (movement) of the cantilever be the same for both families of cartridge?

halcro OP
12-04-2016 10:09pm
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.....

LMAO, what laws of physics are you plucking this from.
I would expect that cartridge compliance, effective mass of the tonearm and bearing friction all play a role in both the amplitude and behaviour of the cantilever when navigating groove modulations.

Halcro you have suggested before that effective mass does not have an impact before but you are wrong. An easy experiment is to change the effective mass of your tonearm by adding or subtracting mass - I have done this with your much vaunted FR64S and it is easy to hear consistent differences when altering the effective mass in a decent system.

richardkrebs
12-05-2016 7:31pm
Ideally the amplitude should be the same regardless of cartridge family.

That statement is not correct.
Why would you expect a low compliance low output 0.1mv mc cartridge with a tiny coil attached to the cantilever to have the same amplitude as a high compliance high output output 5mv MM cartridge with a hunk of magnet attached to the cantilever when navigating a record groove. 

thucan/nandric
A little patience is required. I am sure that in 23 years Raul will discover a rare second hand vintage MC cartridge known as the Palladian, that with rubber suspension suitably baked and cured in an equatorial environment, and a fine diamond carefully honed and polished by 23 years of Conway Twitty records, the Palladian will be rediscovered as the best cartridge ever made, better even perhaps than any MM ! .. almost as good as digital. Indeed. You heard it here, first.