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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
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I may try a Jelco (sumiko hs12 variant) as well
tzh21y OP
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update: The longer i listen the more fatigue I get. I have tried the stock headshell, lh 6000 Ortofon, lh 4000 Ortofon. With each of the ortofons, I get terrible bass artifacts and when I use the stock headshell, that goes away but it is just too bright. I am thinking the Delos is a mistake with the 1200G table. It seems like the delos is a high energy cartridge that requires a very high mass arm to get the best out of it. think I will be selling it. Somebody will be getting a practically brand new cartridge for a lot less than retail. live and learn I guess. The headshells weigh almost 15 grams, 13 grams, and 7 grams. I doubt a 12 grams headshell will make much of a difference. I am wondering about the effective mass of the arm on the 1200g. they say 12 grams but I doubt it. I hooked up my scout with the Lyra and I did not get the resonance i did with the stock arm on the 1200G. I believe the effective mass of the 1200G is far less than 12 grams.
invictus005
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@tzh21y But not to worry, tomorrow it will be the best cartridge ever again.
moonglum
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Amusingly, the superiority of the SL1200 over a 6-figure t/t has been repeatedly touted in this thread with both tables bearing a cartridge not vastly dissimilar in spec to the Delos.

Go on. Blame the cartridge...  ;)
invictus005
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1200G tonearm with stock headshell has an effective mass of 12g. Without the headshell, effective mass is approximately 4.5g. If you install your 15g Ortofon headshell, you'll have a tonearm which will be approaching 20g in effective mass. You should be able to make that work with Lyra. I don't see why you're having issues there.

Having said that, Lyra in general is an obnoxiously bright cartridge and the stock tonearm on the 1200G is just adequate, but nothing special. 

You can try other tonearms, arm boards, and cartridges, but now you're investing significant money into the 1200G on top of the $4000 retail price. 

There are better options such as a Gyro SE with an SME tonearm, or entry level SME tables like the Model 10. 
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