Lyra Delos A truth teller or what?

Anyone who dislikes the RF peak is at liberty to choose loading values aimed at flattening it as per JCs supplied data.

I also think ancillaries have a strong influence on the final result eg choice of phonostage and room acoustics. Unless those are beyond criticism criticising cartridges is just shooting in the dark ;)

Amusingly, the superiority of the SL1200 over a 6-figure t/t has been repeatedly touted in this thread with both tables bearing a cartridge not vastly dissimilar in spec to the Delos.

Go on. Blame the cartridge...  ;)

(Apologies for the android phone keypad keyclick errors eg "bright" emerges as "brught" ;)

Dear Tzh21y,
Consider the possibilty that optimal operating conditions suffer from deviation i.e. although many folk are happy to regulate t to 22 degrees C, less attention is paid to humidity. With any cart, the difference between low & high H is like chalk & cheese.
Kind regards,
Bill

I find it difficult to accept the claim that JC engineered the Delos to sound "bright". In fact in another thread he states he was prioritising dynamics, resolution and musical flow. I didn't see the word " brught" being mentioned.

Further to this, it could be argued that most enthusiasts use SS amps rather than tube. Even the most "tubey" SS amps are nowhere near as "warm" as valves IME so that would be unhelpful if this was indeed the designers intent.

Even at extremely low humidity the Delos doesn't sound unnaturally bright (speaking in my capacity as Stat user).
It does indeed sound truthful IMO.
I do not appreciate over-bright systems or unnatural/exaggerated sibilants.
For me, the Delos was exemplary from day 1, even during burn-in.

Tzh21y, FWIW, I tried nylon washers with the Delos. (Currently using titanium).

My main gripe with them is that they can be too “squishy” and uncertain. With stainless steel or titanium I can set cartridge position and do the final tightening within seconds. Nylon required a very slow and painstaking tightening procedure which involved tightening each screw alternately by as little as 1 or 2 degrees at a time.

Also found the nylon could easily be displaced off ideal alignment e.g. by removing replacing stylus guards or even by the tightening process itself.
As an example it wasn’t uncommon for the cartridge position to be found to drift by 0.2mm (when routinely tightening screws) when the wand was re-checked on the jig. Very easy to see. This is never the case with steel or other metal washers.

Positive aspects of nylon is that it protects the headshell veneer/finish and may offer some degree of damping (I.e. used strictly on top of the head shell, never between cartridge and head shell ;)

Sonically, there isn’t a world of difference IMO. Overall I prefer metal washers but others may disagree.
Hope this helps...