Skala or Kleos?

Hi, I've had 2 skala's (1 had a oops) and a helicon and Lydian beta. All are great and have their virtues...

Out of curiosity what table, arm and phono stage? The Skala seems to have a touch more warmth/dynamics...jcarr called it a bit more "fun" in a post somewhere...

Kind of where I am going if you seek a touch more warmth the Skala maybe the ticket...lower noise floor and more accuracy then I suspect the Kleos.

You likely can't go wrong here. However, I doubt that at a 1000 hours you have wear issues...

Good Luck !

At 1000 hours you still have plenty of life left. The lyra stylus will last around 2000 - 2500 hours without any problems.

Cheers

It is a Well Tempered Amadeus, Jasmine phono stage, and Bob's Devices Cinemag 3440 AH (Blue).

Well you have a great analog front end. I think you have time left on your Skala unless you play a lot of real dirty records or a accident happened somewhere...are you just looking for something newer or does something seem wrong on stylus?

I did send my skala in for check up, they cleaned it and adjust the suspension (I think). Anyway i swear it sounded better when I got it back...

Actually, nothing wrong with the sound at all. It sounds great! I did look at the stylus with a microscope and it seems fine. I guess I am just being paranoid...
Regarding stylus life, my last three preamps all had hour meters on them which has helped me estimate the hours of use. I estimate only about 25% of my listening is to vinyl now. I do a lot of streaming, and use a music server. Sure, records are better, no question, but I do enjoy the deep music libraries of Mog, Pandora, and Rhapsody.