Well let me tell you what Kat, the Analog manager at Upscale, had suggested to me when I inquired about the Kiseki Purple Heart during the purchase of my Super Prime Scout...
"Think Lyra or Hana"
(good match with the arm I suppose)
You said you already ordered it so are we are talking about $4k including the price of the table?
So you would be in the neighborhood of $1200.
For a Moving Coil cartridge I’m blown away by the livley, open transparent and detailed nature of my Lyra Kleos. I have read of many who have heard both the Kleos ($3700) and the Delos ($1995 before your Upscale discount) and claim the Delos has a lot of the strengths of the Kleos.
For a Moving Magnet option I have a Ortofon 2M Black ($755 retail) and a 2M Bronze ($440 retail) that I had each on the arm for a while. I preffered the Black with the Shibata stylus.
I strongly suggest you call Kat.
When I bought my table the Kleos was $3700 and she gave it to me for $3066. I also took advantage of the $1500 Audioquest Angel pure silver tonearm cable for $600 after discount.
If you want you can ship your arm back to them and they will set up your new cartridge free of charge.
I use a MintLP protractor and a USB microscope.
Can’t comment on Hana
What ever you decide come report back what you got and how you like it.
Would love to hear your thoughts
"Think Lyra or Hana"
(good match with the arm I suppose)
You said you already ordered it so are we are talking about $4k including the price of the table?
So you would be in the neighborhood of $1200.
For a Moving Coil cartridge I’m blown away by the livley, open transparent and detailed nature of my Lyra Kleos. I have read of many who have heard both the Kleos ($3700) and the Delos ($1995 before your Upscale discount) and claim the Delos has a lot of the strengths of the Kleos.
For a Moving Magnet option I have a Ortofon 2M Black ($755 retail) and a 2M Bronze ($440 retail) that I had each on the arm for a while. I preffered the Black with the Shibata stylus.
I strongly suggest you call Kat.
When I bought my table the Kleos was $3700 and she gave it to me for $3066. I also took advantage of the $1500 Audioquest Angel pure silver tonearm cable for $600 after discount.
If you want you can ship your arm back to them and they will set up your new cartridge free of charge.
I use a MintLP protractor and a USB microscope.
Can’t comment on Hana
What ever you decide come report back what you got and how you like it.
Would love to hear your thoughts