Hey BIF. I had an old Shelter 90X, needed replacing.
Got the Zephyr Star from Music Direct. Great price $1695. Worth every penny. Great sounding cart, a bit warmer than my friends Lyra Titan and Atlas. Not quite as detailed. But many of my audiophile friends here in Houston actually prefer the sound of the Zephyr Star. I even contacted Lederman to see if he would upgrade me I got so enthusiastic about Soundsmith. I still may go all the way to Hyperion, but this Zephyr is so nice, and rebuilds so reasonable, its hard to justify the extra $$$. They Hyperion is $8K.
Got the Zephyr Star from Music Direct. Great price $1695. Worth every penny. Great sounding cart, a bit warmer than my friends Lyra Titan and Atlas. Not quite as detailed. But many of my audiophile friends here in Houston actually prefer the sound of the Zephyr Star. I even contacted Lederman to see if he would upgrade me I got so enthusiastic about Soundsmith. I still may go all the way to Hyperion, but this Zephyr is so nice, and rebuilds so reasonable, its hard to justify the extra $$$. They Hyperion is $8K.