LYRA DELOS CARTRIDGE TOO BRIGHT, THIN AND SHRILL SOUNDING

@jeffvegas

On the one hand you say

MOVING COILS ARE HIGHLY OVERRATED.. 

And then you say

I bent a cantilever on the Hana ML I had and it is either going to be repaired or replaced at the dealer. I'm thinking of just trading that Hana AND the Delos in on a KLEOS.

Why would you try another MC if they are so overrated ?

Given that you say

 I am extremely hard on Cartridges due to having a few beers and getting clumsy with the tonearm. 

My suggestion - stick to MM's with a replaceabe stylus - that way you can keep a couple of spare styli for the rough nights. Also dont forget Moving Iron cartridges like Nagaoka (MP500) and Soundsmith ( Soundsmith's stylus replacement cost is quite modest).

IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL >>>READ THIS POST BY OP

After nearly throwing the LYRA DELOS in the garbage, a swap out of phono preamps have vindicated this fine cartridge. The BAT VK P12 phono preamp has transformed the LYRA into a game changer. I retract all previous statements about this Cartridge other than it I do believe it sounds best with tubes or EXTREMELY high end solid state with FET's. Music now floats effortlessly without grain, without harshness and full of detail. The Lyra tracks beautifully and is nearly as quiet as digital( no clicks and pops). jeffvegas07-14-2021 1:06pm Report this

What a fiasco.

Bagged the Lyra Delos for days, tells us he has forgotten more than most of us have ever known about audio, apparently used to sell audio gear.

Perhaps @jeffvegas you could offer a sincere apology to @jcarr for the 100's of thousands of folk who will read your ill advised synopsis of the Lyra Delos, probably costing him sales in a very tough shrinking market where anyone who produces audio products should be encouraged, not have their products unfairly derided.

It might be in the best interests and fairness for Lyra if you asked the moderators to delete this thread altogether.

In fairness to you @jeffvegas at least you have admitted the mistakes made,