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@rauliruegas ,

Hi Raul, I am full of distortions and as I get closer to terminal they are getting worse. But, I shall explain anyway. The Lyra is the best cartridge overall I have had in my system. I have decided to keep it and listed it as sold. The reason I listed it is an issue with the company regarding a cantilever that deviated a few degrees laterally, I shall not buy another. My conscious will not allow me to dump it on another person. 

The Voice is a high output cartridge I was using with my old AR phono stage. My current stage does not have a MM input. It is a very dynamic cartridge with excellent tracking abilities and a neutral character. Regardless of whatever it is you are talking about it is an excellent cartridge for the money. If there is an amplitude deviation it works in it's favor.  

I have no idea how Dynavector related to DEQX on their phono stage. It was only mentioned that they were involved somehow. I do not expect the DEQX phono stage to be a stellar performer, but it will give me high output cartridge capability and a place to try SUTs. RIAA correction is in part done digitally. My Channel D does the entire curve digitally and my sense is that imaging is superior although it is extremely close and this could be psychological. It takes a few minutes to change from one to the other as you have to relocate the input XLRs. I could record an album with both analog RIAA and Digital RIAA correction for comparisons sake, but have not gotten around to it. 

At this moment, because I am using a cheap temporary processor/preamp, all bets are off. My DEQX is going to be shipped next week. Once that is set up my room/system performance will be way more accurate than any analog system unless someone is EXTREMELY lucky. My opinion on cartridges will still be flaky because, unlike you, I am a flaky person. Everyone reading! Do not listen to my opinion on cartridges, listen to Raul and @lewm. They know what they are talking about. 

@mulveling and I will keep buying cartridges indiscriminately because we have a compulsive disorder.  

Mijostyn, Thank you for the compliment of suggesting that my opinion of the SQ of a cartridge is worth a darn. On the odd occasion, I do offer a few words in that area, but I usually regret it where I might have offered an opinion on a specific cartridge, because I don’t think such questions hold either interest or merit for anyone else. The fact that I like MI cartridges, both certain vintage ones and modern ones is clearly out there already. The additional fact that I have never found much merit in HOMC cartridges as a group is also out there (based on owning Sumiko Bluepoint, Benz Glider, Benz Glider 2, Transfiguration Esprit). And I still do love the Ortofon MC2000 using either high gain phono stages or either of two current drive phono pre-preamps plus MM stage. (I've never owned a SUT of any kind.) If only the MC2000 was a bit more robust in output. Anyway, I urge others to make up their own mind(s). I try to stay away from threads asking for opinions on cartridges. They bore me.

@mijostyn  :  " compulsive disorder? ",  I don't know about mulveling in this regards but you are not be with your self telling that because you know and I know that that is not your real trouble but not easy to accept the reality.

You are deep way deep in your digital/LP discovering and fine for you. Cartridges can't solve it and that minute Lyra deviation means almost nothing because before you beeen aware of that the Atlas Lambda SL was your top of satisfaction. Again " trouble " belongs to some of the links in your room/system chain.

Anyway, that is you and obviously that you have the last word about. No problem.

R.

My opinion on cartridges will still be flaky because, unlike you, I am a flaky person. Everyone reading! Do not listen to my opinion on cartridges, listen to Raul and @lewm. They know what they are talking about.

@mulveling and I will keep buying cartridges indiscriminately because we have a compulsive disorder.

That is true! I have a bit of a cartridge buying problem too lol.

@rauliruegas not to speak for mijo but I think we just enjoy trying & talking about them. It’s part of the hobby. Maybe there’s a final destination and "absolute truth" for me, or maybe there isn’t.

And I have to agree, everyone should please take my subjective opinions with a grain of salt. My very initial impressions too often end up off the mark; that is part of the psychology & emotional aspects at play...

@mijostyn  Sorry to hear about the Lyra cantilever deflection, that is lame :(

@jcarr ?