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Did Peter really have a part in the "Harry Potter" series? And was that the true source of the magical properties of his cartridges?
"For a nominal service fee,
you can reach nirvana tonight."
We used the Hyperion at RMAF last year. Very detailed yet has a tame, well damped character. Colorful yet controlled. Soundsmith is definitely on to something with this design. It sounds just as he describes the technical advantages to be.
Frank Schroder, who was operating out of our room, played a part in suggesting this oddball material.
One quirk is that the optimal load is higher than typical for contemporary mc carts, I think 1k. Since our Silbatone preamp was set up for 100 ohms, we had to use an outboard battery operated head amp from Schroder's hand luggage.
*No connection with Soundsmith other than friends with Frank but I did enjoy the cartridge quite a bit.
From back in June...http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/101/1016912.html
Edits: 07/22/12
I wasn't a member at the time that particular thread was posted; intriguing but sometimes dizzying, as you warned, but thank you nevertheless :) The music at the end, was that Janis Ian? It sounded surprisingly good even with youtube audio. The in-person experience of hearing the Hyperion, then, could only be jaw-dropping.
Yeah, Janis Ian. I'd never pull that one out of the crate, personally, but there ya have it.
and really makes me want to continue supporting all things vinyl, and now I kind of wish I had saved up a bit more to buy the VPI Traveler, though I'm not disappointed with what I have (Rega RP3) at least the Traveler is made domestically. Oh well, it's all one industry anyway. BTW, when Peter said "cactus needle"--is it really a natural cactus needle cantilever? He didn't show the Hyperion (I think that's what he said.)
I had a long talk with the ever affable Mr. Ledermann about this at the NY Audio Show In April. He said that cactus needles have a number of advantages over the materials commonly used for cantilevers. According to Peter, metal and jewel cantilevers are alive with energy reflecting up and down the tube - energy that he says can be measured. A cactus needle on the other hand is both stiff (it's formed from longitudinal stacked columnar fibers) and self - damping (the fibers are connected with desicated resin). The Hyperion will cost $7500 but that price includes free retipping for life.
According to Peter in the video, he says ten years of free retipping. A great offer, none the less. But unless there's a rich woman or a winning lottery ticket in my future, a $7500 phono cartridge is, alas, beyond my reach.
Perhaps one day Mr. Ledermann might have the cactus needle cantilever option in his re-tipping services if he figures out how to do it. I wouldn't put it past him. As for the Hyperion, I'd love to hear one. Someday, perhaps....
imagine the endless discussions and flame wars that will brew between the adherents and detractors of various species of cacti from different geographical locations and from different areas of the cacti itself:
"The mid-bass attenuation of the cantilever made from the needle from the very top of the barrel cactus found just southwest of Tuscan ..."
The debate would extend to the political arena because of inferior foreign-sourced cacti with cheaper needle-picking labor overhead :)
In the 78 rpm days there were many who preferred cactus needles to the more commonly used steel. As I recall, they were usually good for one play.
Apparently there is some vindication for their preference.
And, yes, there were discussions of which were the best, and cactus needle lovers were often quite selective. Fortunately, the cactus needles cost something less than $7500.
the cactus huggers who will demand government intervention to stop the "Pricker Pluckers" from cannibalizing the cantilevers.
Sounds like an MSN headline.
enjoy,
mark
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