Jfrech,
I just happened upon your review of your Skala cart. Thanks for a nice job and highlighting the differences you heard in comparison to the Helikon.
As a former owner of the Helikon and now owner of the newer Argo i..I can say that it may be that the new updated design such as the Skala and Argo i offer more warmth and dynamics, while keeping the wonderful Lyra virtues of speed, transparency and Air..I never heard bass so well defined and deep with my old Helikon as I do with the Argo i. I can well imagine that your Skala goes well beyond what my Argo i does in those areas.
The Helikon is indeed a very nice cart and in the right system will reward greatly..but no doubt the new designs from Lyra are just getting better in a few key areas of performance.
BTW..Your system is just beautiful. Congratulations!
I just happened upon your review of your Skala cart. Thanks for a nice job and highlighting the differences you heard in comparison to the Helikon.
As a former owner of the Helikon and now owner of the newer Argo i..I can say that it may be that the new updated design such as the Skala and Argo i offer more warmth and dynamics, while keeping the wonderful Lyra virtues of speed, transparency and Air..I never heard bass so well defined and deep with my old Helikon as I do with the Argo i. I can well imagine that your Skala goes well beyond what my Argo i does in those areas.
The Helikon is indeed a very nice cart and in the right system will reward greatly..but no doubt the new designs from Lyra are just getting better in a few key areas of performance.
BTW..Your system is just beautiful. Congratulations!