Soundsmith - Hyperion vs lyra ETNA

Lime gets in tomorrow. It was set up by a really high end dealer on a brinkmann oasis.  I will let you know  by the end of the week. The fella that set it up said it’s sounding really good. It was his first time with an EMT and sounded really delighted. Can’t wait. But I’ll be honest if it’s not all I hoped for. 

@dodgealum Continuing to hear amazing things with this cartridge. I'm appreciating that the Sussurro doesnt call attention to itself just lets you here new things in familiar recordings and really get the musical message. My evaluation is somewhat complicated by a new phono preamp, the Pass XP-27, which is also adding to the enjoyment. I think I still have some hours to go before the Sussurro reveals its mature self. 

@fjn04   @dodgealum 
  Concerning the the EMT lime.. I will start with the words of my wife while listing to Nora Jones. "All I can say is it sound perfectly real" She has an ear, knows the gear and goes to the shows. Never had I heard such a perfect mix of tone, bloom and speed. You almost dont need any of these adjectives to help explain how close it is. its just real.. It has such a real tone. Its coherent, but not clean or over polished. 1950 recordings have that sound of old anlog mixing boards. Somehow it brings out new tones textures without getting too fast or thin. Very authentic reproduction is all I can say. Do I think its a giant killer? yes.


 I have been though my paces of cartridges. I would say not a coherent as Soundsmith, but more micro texture and more shift in tones. Not as deep and dynamic as lyra,but more authentic.
 A part of me whats to listen to wonderful sounding music. Another part of me whats to win awards for my machine that I have created ( that don't exist)  This would be a cornerstone of my award winning performance.  


Warnings. It starts of sounding like total trash and stays that way for about 15 hours and then very slowly takes off. VTA.. The closest to perfect zero you can get the better. I took it in and they have the equivalent to the Hubble  telescope for a vta  tool and it made a world of difference. they say 2.4 tf. im at a very light 2.5. When my hifi journey started this is the kind of sound I wondered if it would possible in my own home. 
right now I am running Wilson Sabrina's. Tomorrow I will pick up Focals Sopra 3's. Totally different speaker. We will see what she does on there. 

@kingdombuildingcon 

My apologies for reviving such an old thread....

I was just curious if you stayed with the EMT cartridge or have moved on to something else?  If so, what did you end up getting?

Did you ever find out what the difference is between the Pure Lime and the Pure Black, other than color?

Thanks and best wishes to all,

Don