Brand new Lyra Delos - skewed cantilever
Hi everybody, first of all thanks for the very insightful tips I've been able to gather over years of thread reading.
Today I am finally starting my own thread to ask a question about a brand new Lyra Delos I received this week. This is my first ever cart over 1K and I was expecting something amazing.
Well, the sound is indeed amazing! Even though after 2h30 of cart usage I am still struggling to find some meat to the bones. Sound is VERY precise but I expect it to become even better as hours go by.
However, as soon as I started aligning the cart I found the cantilever went slightly to the left. I have asked my dealer about this and he said it was nothing to worry about but I was hoping to get somebody's opinion on the forum, maybe even Jonathan Carr's. I have included photos.
Thanks a lot for your help everyone!
Hi everyone, sorry for the delay but I was burglared so had to spend much time at the police station. Fortunately not much was stolen, even though they tore the cover for my Beatles in Mono box set, the b*st*rds!!! Thanks a lot for all your advice, I do not have an ultrasound RCM but will definitely be on the lookout for one. I have used the soft brush provided with the old Hana SL and the stylus looks much better. |
Hi everybody, just a small update after all this time. I haven't bought an ultrasound machine but I did buy the Lyra cleaning fluid, and it works wonders. The two skipping records I managed to fix myself, and I have had no further skipping problems. The cart is now 63 hours old and it has a fairly flat frequency response, despite the exuberant highs. I am slowly waiting for it to have a tiny bit more body, I have heard it gets better after 100 hours. Thank you everyone for your help, this cart is a keeper! |
There was mention of a very low capacitance cable by @anthos314, I have a Delos and while I love it, the loading is set around 100 ohms and lower R in the form of a higher load might open it up even more. What are some low cap cables you know of. |
