Lyra 'house sound'

The other cartridge on my really short list is the Shelter 9000, about which I've found precious little feedback. I'll be using the cartridge with a tubed pre-amp and the VAC tubed amp; someone found the Kleos 'heavy' and 'dark' with tubes. The only hesitant reaction I've found to the Titan was that it sounded a bit lean, but I don't know with what system it was used. Glad to know that step ups in price are justified.

Do you consider Transfiguration cartridges as well? Don't know how they would work in this arm though.

I've read that the Phoenix sounds a little 'soft' and that the Orpheus is glary on top, surprising for its price.

Are you planning on running the cartridge directly into your Giscours?

The Delos worked well with my Monbrison, the Lyra Argo did not work at all. The step-up in the Monbrison has been optimized for a very low load (SPU or Miyabi).

Oh boy, Restock. Yes, the Kleos will go straight in. My current cartridge (Audioquest 7000nsx, born in 1995 - I know, I know) does the job quite nicely - it's .3mV. And I recall the Kleos is .5mv?

Why, pray tell, did you have a problem with the Argo into the Shindo ? I mean, translate for me the technical part about low load. I just happen to have an Expressive Technologies SUT (a 30-lb monster costing $3K back in the day) which I don't use and would rather not. Did you need a SUT ?