Lyra Delos and Pass Labs Phono Pre


I'm seeking feedback on those with a Lyra Delos and Pass Labs Phono Pre (any will do however I'm using an XP-15) combo and what your impressions are. What do you like? What's the loading? What you may not like? Thanks.

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@asp307 I have used the Delos on my XP-15 for several years.  I settled on a 250 ohm load but honestly anything between 100 and 1000 sounded fine with that combo.  I always have used the balanced outputs to the line preamp. The XP-15 is a very well behaved phono pre. It allows you to hear the differences in a wide variety of cartridges and tonearms.


@asp307 , I use the medium gain, 66db setting, which I feel gives the right amount of gain without adding a slight edge that I hear on with the highest gain setting.