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Lyra Titan i on Basis Vector 4 experience?

Anyone have experience using a Titan i on the Basis Vector 4 tonearm?

If so please share your experience.

Thanks,
Dre
dre_j
mosin
410 posts
 
Dre,

Not the answer you are seeking, but I did have the opportunity to hear the Titan's big brother, the Olympos, with a Schroeder arm on my turntable. If what I heard was any indicator of the sound of the Titan at all, it is surely a cartridge you must hear for yourself. The performance of the Olympos is breathtaking, and if the Titan is even 80% the cartridge, it is one you should seriously consider.

Sorry I'm not more help, but the Lyra I heard was spectacular, and the Titan is only one step down from it.

Best,
Win
dre_j OP
159 posts
 
Hello Win,

Thanks for your response.

I've heard the Olympos in a Phantom mounted to a GPA Monaco table. There was nothing that the combination did that made me not want to continue listening to it.

I've also listened to a Titan non-i version in Frank's reference arm and new table. We ended up listening to many of my LPs that day @ RMAF last year. Outside of a some small technical issues with a few dynamic passages the sound was really good.

Unfortunately, I've not had any experience with the cartridge in a Vector Model 4 arm. Although, I'm really enjoying the Lyra Skala in that Arm currently.

Dre
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
I can't help with any experience with that combination. However, the Vector will handle that cartridge with no problem at all. The compliance and mass of the Titan i is very close to my Dyna XV-1s and I have used the Dyna on my Vector 3. They would both sound much better on a TriPlanar, IMHO and IME. ;-)
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