Lyra Lambda Atlas/Etna


i currently play multiple cartridges; within my system, my go-to cartridge (vs LPS, XV1S) ends up being my Transfiguration Proteus which has a fair amount of life left.  I am debating sitting tight or can anyone please provide insight if they have ever compared a Proteus to the Etna or Etna Lambda?  I recognize Atlas is in a different swim lane, but any comparisons there?  I am currently running an ARC Ref 3SE phono- Thanks 

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I am listening to the Etna Lamda as we speak. Vastly hot-rodded 301 with Reed 3P 10.5 into a Steelhead to my ARC Ref 6 to an Ampsandsound Nautilus driving Spendor 7.2's via Auditorium 23. 

Chuck Prophet's "No Other Love" has just been re-released on vinyl. As a somewhat overboard fan I have seen him no less that thirty times from Pittsburgh to Chicago to Covington, KY and all points in between. As is true with most under-appreciated musicians he often tours solo with just his acoustic and his trademark two mics and usually in small venues. I think I know his voice like a member of my family's. I have never heard Chuck's voice sound so life-like. I won't go into the typical audio drivel as to why his voice sounds so much more life-like than with my other well regarded Ortofon and VdH cartridges. This is truly a special phono cartridge. 

Steve Dobbins advised me to set tracking at exactly 1.72 grams using a Riverstone VTF, not 1.73 or 1.71. This has proven spot-on. I have read that Mr. Carr recommends 1.69 but.... While I am name dropping I use Brian Walsh for set-up. He has been to my home 4 times now. He installed my Etna and has since fine tuned the set-up.