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| RIP Jeff Beck Made me cry to hear of his passing. Just finished acquiring his final few albums last year. Some of his later recordings, including videos, were simply fabulous. He played wonderfully well right into his seventies and seemed to keep getting better... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? (For those of us multi-taskers who can still both listen and count) this week’s top three are : Laura Nyro Billie Holiday Aretha Franklin | |
| After fifty years… amazing. What high end audio can be. Ghdprentice, you’re one of my favorite contributors on site too. You consistently provide well thought out and practical advice. Glad to hear how much satisfaction you derive from your current system, which you’ve obviously taken great pains to pu... | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions Nice to hear from you mijostyn, but don't think you're going to get me spend any more money on any more equipment. You've already overachieved in that department. I do like the Kleos so far and my dealer did a nice job of setting it up using all s... | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions Thanks Jim, I have been enjoying the Kleos the way it’s set up now. No further equipment upgrades are in the offing to be able to change the load. There’s always a potential equipent uprade you can make, but at some point we all need to know when ... | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions Dover, the Luxman 507uX MK2 has only the one Phono (MC) setting which is100 ohms. Lyra specs indicate you can go as low as 95.8 ohm with the Kleos, so at least I’m in the ballpark, albeit barely. Mike | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions Fsonicsmith, I looked up the Luxman EQ-500. It looked interesting until discovering it cost as much as the Fatboy and Lyra Kleos combined. Mind you, Audiogon folks already convinced me to double my budget to obtain a new tonearm for the Lyra, so p... | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions Fsonicsmith I wish I’d have the same capabilitites on my Luxman integrated amp’s phono stage to make the adjustments you have tried. For better or worse those settings are fixed for either a mm or mc cartridge on my integrated amp, but that’s it..... | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions Daveyf, thanks. I hope the Fatboy arm works well with the Lyra. The dealer that sold the VPI Fatboy and installed the Lyra on it certainly thought it would. VPI’s owner has used them on demos too. The dealer certainly took the time to accomplish a... | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions Bigkidz, I wouldn’t mind upgrading the current phono-stage iin my Luxman L-507uX Mk2 integrated amp, but will likely have to wait until hitting the lottery. the Kleos plus VPI Fatboy purchase has tapped me out on equipment purcases. Its’ phono sta... | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions Solypsa, you’re no doubt correct and I misremembered the reason to make the VTA adjustment. Appreciate the clarification. Mike | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions Raul, thank you, and I’ll keep listening for further improvement as the Lyra Kleos moves towards the fifty hour mark. Something to look forward to. Vinylzone, hopefully the dealer who set up the cartridge achieved the "hyper-critical" setup you m... | |
| How long does it take to get a Lyra cartridge? Ddrave, my Lyra Kleos cartridge ordered March 1 of this year, finally came in about eight months from its purchase date. What seemed to help was contactiing the new Lyra USA distribution heads, Shane Buettner, about a month ago and asking what was... | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? Upgrade everything every forty years whether you need to or not. Donate your speakers and all the rest of your old equipment to an unwary, yet appreciative neighbor. You’ll experience a 100% sucess rate with this procedure and wont have to worry a... | |
| Do You Tell Others How Much You Have Invested in Your System? If they ask, sure why not? It’s not a state secret. The price of any component can easilly be accessed online. Of course I’ve never understood why people are so secretive about money and financial matters. Part of our culture I guess. I must have ... |