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Lyra Delos A truth teller or what?

My experience with the Lyra Delos has been good and to put it the best way too revealing?  So far my original vinyl sounds incredible, especially stuff from the Golden age of stereo.  Amazing to say the least.  However, newly remastered stuff sounds extremely overdone and in some cases unlistenable and I am talking about a lot of Classic reissues.  Is this just the way it will be or will this cartridge still relax a little as I only have roughly 50 hours or so on it?
tzh21y
tzh21y OP
1,377 posts
 
My system is as follows

Merlin loudspeakers cardas golden reference speaker cables
MC275
Technics 1200G
Pass labs X1 and Xono








invictus005
597 posts
 
Maybe you should try an SME turntable? I have an SME Model 10 on the way :)
audiom3
17 posts
 
I put between 80 and 100 hours on a Delos and then sold it at a huge loss.  It's not for everyone.
tzh21y OP
1,377 posts
 
I am going back and forth between my Benz Ref s and the Delos.  Both are great cartridges in their own right.  Let me know how the SME works out for you.  Did you listen to the 15?  If so, what did you think was the difference?  I still like that michell table.  What arm are you using on it?
lewm
6,770 posts
 
In my mind, the Benz cartridges and most any Lyra cartridge are polar opposites, in terms of the words I might use to characterize the two brands.  This is not to say that you can't like both.  I find both to be too "biased" (for want of a better word) on the opposite sides of the spectrum,  in the way in which they play music; one can be a bit "clinical" (Lyra) and the other tends to the euphonic (Benz).  Although I have heard the Benz LPS on a very fine system (underwhelming IMO), I must admit that I have not heard the latest, greatest Lyra TOTL cartridges. My neighbor, who sold the Benz LPS in order originally to buy ZYX UNIverse(s) (he had 3 in rapid succession), now has a Lyra Etna.  I must go listen to it, not that I would ever spend that much.
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