Opinions wanted on cantilever alignment

It's difficult to tell from the photos but this looks misaligned to me. Given that you've installed the cartridge and used it for a few months, I don't think the dealer or manufacturer owe you a refund. But it can't hurt to ask, especially if you have a good relationship with the dealer. 

what is important as far as performance is that you align the cantilever, not the body, to the arm and Mint Lp. secondly; the cantilever needs to be aligned with the magnet structure, not the body. of course, you need to be able to see the magnets to use them for alignment. you might assume they are aligned to the cantilever, but you cannot know for sure looking at that picture.

that said; you deserve to get a cartridge that has the body aligned to the cantilever. sure makes things easier and looks better. but not directly related to performance.

agree it’s probably a little late to get a replacement.

FYI; there are brands of expensive cartridges (van den hul) that rarely have the body and cantilever exactly aligned. it’s like playing the lotto. yet they can be top performers.

rushfan71, It does look off but I do not think it is. I think the front of the cartridge is off. The cantilever is coming out towards the bottom of the hole where it should be. When you play a record the cantilever displaces upward towards the center of the hole. When you set it up with your protractor make sure you are aligning it with the cantilever not the body or top of the cartridge. This is why the DB Systems protractor is so great. It is easy to line up the cantilever by staring down the cantilever from the front. As cleeds suggests you can call the dealer or Lyra directly. If it bothers you I would sent them these photos and ask what they think. Mr Carr is usually easy to get to.

Dear @rushfan71 : Yes, you need to align the cantilever not the cartridge body. I won the Kleos and it's a really good quality performer but not only Lyra but almost any other cartridge is not " perfect ", it's way dificult to find out a cartridge with dead centered cantilever and dead centered stylus in that cantilever.

The best advice for you in what you are exoperienced with is the Lyra designer J.Carr put in contact with him and see what he think about.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.