Has anyone tried the new Lyra Kleos?

The major differnce that caught my attention on both the Delos and the Kleos is the suspension. Take a look at the Lyra website as they have a real good description of this.
Jonathan Carr has implemented a new design that seems to be paying off. Fremer makes mention of this as well in both his reviews of the two new carts. I spoke with a field rep. at Immedia(lyra distributer)and in his opinion the Kleos outperforms the Skala. I have not heard them in A-B comparison, as my dealer had both mounted at one time but the tables were set up differently. I still think the Skala is great cartridge. But in my opinion the Kleos seems to bring more to the table in it's newer design. Either way on my table, my system, my ears, I am very pleased with my decision. I kept thinking that I should have spent the extra 400 as it was a better bargain, but now I am pretty sure I have the better bargain mounted. The Lyra trade up program is pretty hard to beat.

Anymore views on the Kleos.

How does it compare to the Titan i? I wonder if / when J Carr will be replacing the titan i with the new techniques found in the kleos/ delos?

Syntax, your views would be appreciated.

Cheers

Any Kleos news? Maybe a direct comparison to Dynavector XV-1s or XV-1t?

All I know is that I was in the same situation and bought a Delos because the Kleos was just out of my reach financially. I'm very happy with the improvement over the Helikon I had before it, especially in the bass... better defined and more tuneful, at least in my setup.

I am a lyra fan and love the titan i for its intensity and lightening transient: not only for the attack but also for how fast it can release the notes. Before optimizing the Kleos, I initially thought the designer went for a warmer, slower sound in the Kleos because the titan was criticized for a lean tonal balance or aggressive treble.

After optimizing the setup, the Kleos is also very fast and actually illuminated some details that I did not hear with the titan. It has a very natural transient that makes me I wondered whether the titan release the notes too fast. I am still not sure which one is more correct but I enjoy both tremendously. The titan is still more resolute in the low bass and macrodynamics and portray the scale of the large orchestra more convincingly. The Kleos excels in chamber music with its beguiling presentation and microdynamics. Both are able to portray a strong sense of recording space.

I have sold my Koetsu & more since I have acquired the Kleos.

I have installed the Kleos on a variety of arms including two unipivot arms without issues: Phantom 2, centroid. Also tried it on gimbal bearing: FR 64 & dyna 507. This cart is not as picky on arms as the titan.

IMHO, the Kleos need proper antiskate setting to showcase its ability ( sure, which cart doesn't). I have tried the minimal to no antiskate and this crippled the Kleos more than any other cartridge I have used. The overtly warm and slow sound in my initial setting may resulted from distortions from unopposed skating force.

A great performer in its own right but amazing considering its price.