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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 ... 
Speaker placement in a room with the best performance if it is close to a wall?
You're welcome markkebrown01. I wish I could afford Magico's A5's, but still love my A3's nonetheless.  Mike  
Speaker placement in a room with the best performance if it is close to a wall?
After reading your thread, I decided to check out a review of the Magico A5. Have you read the Absolute Sound review of the A5?" If you click on the picture you’ll see it.   Here’s a quote from that review: "Its sealed enclosure makes it w... 
Speaker placement in a room with the best performance if it is close to a wall?
I’ve Magico A3’s, not A5’s, but perhaps a similar situation to yours. I need to place speakers pretty close to a wall. I decided to look at non-ported speakers when shopping for speakers, due to the closeness the speakers would have to the wall be... 
How much is about the recording
Thanks Tom, I certainly have enough of those artists to sample the range of recording quality you're describing.  Mike