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| New Lyra Delos Cartridge I did not want to leave this discussion hanging with a lot of ambiguity as regards my experience with the Delos. So here is how it all shook out for me. I am using a K&K Lundahl 1941 sut with an Audio Innovations P2 (modded) phono pre. The K&a... | |
| New Lyra Delos Cartridge Well, I am mightly confused. The Lyra guys say >91 ohms. I can't tolerate listening to it at that loading in my setup. I have to load it down to 5-10 ohms using a SUT, and then it sounds very good. With a solid state phono-pre it doesn't seem t... | |
| New Lyra Delos Cartridge I talked to the Lyra guys who were very helpful. I was all wrong with what I was doing.They clarified their instructions. The load that you use with the Delos should be the same regardless of whether you use a SUT or a MC phono preamp - that is, &... | |
| Tron Seven Phono I disagree with this statement. The Delos can sound quite disagreeable without proper loading, at least in my system using SUTs. If you pay attention to transients and timbre you get important differences depending on loading. If you aren't tuned ... | |
| Tron Seven Phono Resistive loading is really NOT a big issue when it comes to step up transformers. The bigger concern is the appropriate turn ratio and the amount of gain provided by the step up transformer. I disagree with this statement. The Delos can sound qui... | |
| New Lyra Delos Cartridge Didn't edit the previous post - accidentally submitted it. This brilliant tablet has a mind of its own when it comes to offering alternative spellings and word without asking me first...apologies. | |
| New Lyra Delos Cartridge I finally got it dialed in. Seems that 15 ohms is good.I first went back to no parallel resistors, 1x10 tranny, 47k at the secondary for a 470 ohm load. In my system that is positively brutal. I had a friend over because I was getting confused wit... | |
| New Lyra Delos Cartridge RTFM!!!I didn't see that in the manual. Well, it is reassuring that what I arrived at empirically is exactly that same as the manual. BTW, 15 ohms still seems a little hot to me. 8 ohms seems to sound better.I wish I understood the theory behind t... | |
| New Lyra Delos Cartridge I am very confused then. With the solid state phono pre that sounds right to me. But with my 1x10 sut into my 47000 tube phono pre it sounds bad. In the SUT situation l need 5-15 ohms to make it sound natural. And it does not seem to effect dynami... | |
| New Lyra Delos Cartridge Actually, I am wondering if the settings I mentioned above make sense. It seems that the instruction suggest that 91 ohms is the minimum setting with the Delos. That does not work for me. Too aggressive on the transients, a glare on the natural ti... | |
| New Lyra Delos Cartridge I have been fighting with loading the Delos. In my setup the only way that I could get it to sound right (meaning neutral spectral balance and tamed transients) was as follows: 1x10 setup ratio, and a 0.5k - 1.5k loading paralleled to the 47k on t... | |
| Shelter 5000/7000/9000? I wondered about why the new line of Shelters is seldom mentioned as well.. Marketing?I have a 5000 and like it a lot. But my opinion is given within the constraints of what I have owned since I haven't actually owned any of the "big boys". I have... | |
| Shelter Harmony cart... a touch bright ? Hi Rockitman,The statement - "Another special feature of this preamplifier is the automatic adjustment to any kind of connected MC cartridge load, which means, that the maximum capability is always achieved without additional switches" -is pretty ... | |
| Shelter Harmony cart... a touch bright ? Rockitman,I don't think that break-in is your problem. Suspecting as much, I read the user manual (online) for the Clearaudio Balance. It clearly states that the factory setting for the the phono-pre is 47000 ohms and that if you want to change it... | |
| Shelter Harmony cart... a touch bright ? I have a 5000. It is anything but bright compared to most of the MC's that I have. After some experimentation I arrived at 100 Ohms for the impedance. At 50 it did not have enough top end extension and was a little sluggish. At 100 it just pops wi... |