Lyra Lambda Atlas/Etna

Dear @jcarr  : " I didn't try to play the F1 nude, as the coil impedance is high enough that taking the shielded case off may be a disadvantage in some urban environments...""

You are rigth and that's why J.Allaerts is against that " nude " fashion.

I have not a problem with ( fortunatelly ) and I think that you need to test it because I listen a benefit. I think that he square cartridge body in the Allaerts cartridges develops standing waves or other kind of resonances against the quality sound. I'm not sure about this, you need to test it and is easy for you that are a true expert about.

R.

@mijostyn  : You can ask here for the not body wood low output Colibri. This is a trusty retailer with good prices:

R.

No.

Dear @mijostyn :  +1 ​​​​​​@edgewear who really is lucky with those platinum coils, as he said a collector item.

@lewm you only have to ask J.Allaerts here: 

http://www.jallaerts.be/

R.

Dear @fsonicsmith  :  "  sounds so much more life-like.."

Life-like needs or means, at least, dynamic power and natural tone balanced color. This is for me.

Now and due that you own a Colibri that I don't know its " vintage " production because no two Colibri sounds exactly the same and that's why I owned/own 4 samples.

Even that and that's why I still today give to it a confidence vote on quality level performance is that the black body Colibri ( not the ones with wood top plate. ) with a 0.24mv has the " explosiveness " that helps a lot for that life-like, this Colibri handled the transients as fastest as any other cartridge I experienced in any system I heard it.

About wood I don't like it wood on cartridges other than the Benz-Micro where I owned the Ruby, Ruby 2, Ruby 3, LP and LPS. Even I heard the Cardas one.

T.

Dear @mijostyn ​@jcarr  : Jonathan, you already know that for many years I really have a big respect for you, your products and your knowledge levels.

Now, what you said on Allaerts is true with the MC2 Finish Gold but not with the F!. The " problem " with the F1 first than all is its very low output but it's extremely sensitive to impedance and VTF set up. It's not a plug and play cartridge as could be Lyra or Ortofon.

Even that Allaerts does not recomended i tested for the first time my MC2 FG in nude fashion and against what the designer recomend I listened a different kind of sound for the better, same with my F!.

I have not the opportunity to listen the Lambda version of the Atlas but only the Etna.

I think that when we are talking of these very high quality whole performance levels in reality could be no true differences ( this is better than the other ) in between but first which cartridge mates the better with our each one MUSIC/sound targets and second the each one room/system levels.

As I said, I almost own all the Lyra models and the Ortofon too and still I give a confidence vote for the lower out put Colibri samples.

Now, no one cartridge is perfect.

mijo, you need to experience the Allaerts F1.

R.

Dear @mijostyn  : No, it's not that I don't like Lyra because I like it and as a fact I own/owned/listened rigth from the first model Evolve, Titan, Kldeos, Olympos, Helikon, Clavis da Capo, etc.

But, I prefer the Allaerts or the low output Colibri and the Verissimo and against Transfiguraion the signature of the models goes  more with my targets: I owned both Temper models, Phoenix S, Esprit, Orpheus, tc.

R.

Dear @post2338  : You have two other really good cartridge alternatives, one is the Colibri by VDH. I own/owned 4 Colobri samples always looking for the lowest output at around 0.22mv to no higher than 0.35mv. The higher output levels are not recomended including the new models that goes over 0.9mv and even over 1.0mv.

The other alternative is the Ortofon Verissimo.

R.

Dear @post2338  : Here you can take a look on the MC2 Formula 1:

http://www.jallaerts.be/

Dear @mglik  : I ask because if you did not listen the Proteus then you can't know for sure the quality level the OP is talking.

Thank's for the answer.

R.

Dear @post2338  : Other excellent alternative and better than Lyra is the Allaerts Formula One.

R.

Dear @mglik  : Did you listen the Proteus in your system?

R.

Dear @post2338  : Not at the same time but I heard in the same system the Lambda Etna and the Proteus and I don't know other gentlemans but overall the Proteus is better quality performer but when you are talking of these kind of quality sound levels is not something very easy a veredict.

Proteus is a today winner and a keeper cartridge and maybe you could find out second hand the special D version.

Anywa, a good re-tipper could change in specific the stylus tip on your sample with out touching any other cartridge part but maybe a check up on the cartridge suspension. Stay with and forgeret Lyra but it's your money and your choice.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R.