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Lyra Etna Versus Kleos

Hi,

I am considering upgrading from a Lyra Delos to a Kleo or Etna.

I have all ARC Reference gear, Vandersteen Treo speakers and Kuzma Reference table with 4 Point arm.

Has anyone had experience with the Kleos in comparison to the Etna? Is Kleos a step up from the Delos or not? Is the Etna a big improvement over the Delos?

Thanks,

pdsmith

pdsmith957

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rauliruegas
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Dear @jcarr : If I remember when MF made it the Stereophile review on the Etna his comments were similar on the RG ones. He said that overall the Etna was your best effort ( or something like that. ).

Even than the Kleos is not an " Etna " by quality performance and price tag it's very good too.

I imagine that you are thinking or working in a cartridge that could in the future outperform these top performers. Cartridges in the Lyra price range are very competitive market in between where is dificult to say for sure which is the best one. At this quality level performance quality in cartridges is at the top and what exist are differences but maybe no outperform one to the other. Exactly as both reviews and your comment on strengths to each model.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
rauliruegas
13,128 posts
 
Dear @racedoc: Those 3 models has the same type of design that is different from the other lYRA MODELS AS THE tITAN OR ANY OTHER IN THE lYRA CATALOG.

We have to remember that the Kleos appeared in the market way before the Atlas and the Etna, both are a refinement cartridges from the Kleos that's why you said that the Etna sometimes performs nearer to the Kleos and sometimes nearer to the Atlas.

Very good cartridges.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
rauliruegas
13,128 posts
 
Dear sunnyboy1956: I own the Kleos and heard bis a bis the Etna and agree with you the Etna is a better cartridge, where I disagree with you is when you say: " there is no comparison in between " because through my experiences are not so faraway one of the other.  My Kleos ia the stereo version I don't own the mono one like you.

Now, any one that has the money and analog rig for these cartridges the choice as you say is the Etna.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
rauliruegas
13,128 posts
 
Dear pdsmith957: """  I am seriously considering buying the Etna now at $7000. I figure I will want to upgrade from the $3000 Kleos in two or three years, when who knows what the price will be for the Etna... """

sounds good that alternative but probably in those 2-3 years Lyra will has new models.

In the other side even than Lyra is a good choice there are other good cartridge alternative, one of them could be the Colibri by VdH: great performer too that is a challenge even for the Atlas.
The audio market is " full " of very good cartridge options.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
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