Has anyone tried the new Lyra Kleos?

I too am enamored with it.

See my Kleos Sibilance thread for why NOT to use it with a JMW 9 Signature.

Robert
PS: Fremer reviewed it in Stereophile last fall.

the fremer review was in the january 2011 issue of stereophile. i've been looking for the online version because the paper copies got pulled from vendor shelves in the middle of january.

i can believe that the kleos would sound different from the delos. the kleos has an output voltage level of 0.5mv vs 0.6mv for the delos: this suggests to me that the kleos has fewer windings. there are undoubtedly tradeoffs in this stuff as jonathan carr has described, but i can believe that the channel separation for the kleos would be better. the intrinsic resistance of the kleos is also about 35% less than that of the delos but it's not clear to me how much difference 2.5 ohms will make in the sound given that typical phono stage load impedances are going to be well over 100 times that amount.

i'll try to take another look at the sibilance thread because i had previously glanced at a few comments and a hard time understanding what the problem was. the delos does have a thinner stylus, which suggests to me that it digs deeper into the groove and might track better than the kleos.

HI I went from a helicon to skala a few years ago. It's a big upgrade. Warmer and more organic but increasing in resolution and extension. It's a wonderful cartridge. The skala stereophile review should be posted online...

There is another thread started a few days ago on the Lyra's you might want to read...

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1298751091&openmine&zzJfrech&4&5#Jfrech

I went from Delos to Kleos. I really like it.

As mentioned I had a Delos for a 30 day period and traded up top the Kleos. I have always wanted the Skala but when I read about the new developements of the Kleos I decided to get the newest design. I had a LydianB to trade and got a good deal. I could have actually bought the Skala for 400.00 more, which was a better bargain pricewise. But I really think that I made the right decision. The Kleos seems to do all I could expect a cartridge in this price range or even higher to do. I have always liked the Lyra house sound and this seems to refine as well as redefine that statement. You have a tough decision as the Skala is a great cart too. But in the long run I think the latest is the greatest.