Dynavector XV-1S ---is it overkill for my system?

Jasmine pre phono?

Will-herrera,
I've always believed it is better to upgrade the sound path starting with the source. You will not go wrong with an XX-2, I believe Dynavectors do better with the Classic arm than Lyras (I have a Classic 3, and tried both the Delos and Kleos, and was not happy with either).

Of course, the arm, TT, phono stage, and cables need to be appropriate if you are going to get the most out of a good cartridge. As you upgrade the source, the potential performance bottleneck moves down the chain. And discovering thosebottlenecks is what makes our hobby fun!

Ah, so my subject thread is still alive...well, sorry to say this to the last person who posted, but I just ordered a...

LYRA DELOS from Music Direct. So we'll see how it goes.

Gotta admit, I'm a little nervous about it, I'm so used to listening to my Dynavector 17D3 for the past 3 years.

You will love the Delos. I am using it with my Simaudio lp5.3 and it has the best sound I have ever had in my system.

Manitunc---I'm curious, what gain and load settings are you using for your Lyra Delos on the Simaudio? I'm using a Simaudio 310LP phono pre, which I'm really enjoying by the way.