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Benz Ebony LP or Lyra Delos ?

For about the same money I am getting to buy a Lyra Delos and Benz Ebony LP (not LP-S) cartridge. I listen mostly to classic rock and Blues, so, tone, PRAT and dynamics are most important while soundstage accuracy and transparency can be compromised a little. Tonearm is a Basis Vector 4.

Lyra Delos is highly regarded in general while Benz LP was their top model before the LPS. Which of these would you suggest ?

BTW, I also have an offer on an Ortofon Cadenza Black for about the same money but not sure if it is suited for Rock and Blues.
pani
pani OP
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I dont have an offer on the LP-S, I only have it on Benz LP. I am also intrigued about the Ebony TR. It is a very low output version, has any one used it ? How does it compare to the LP/LPS ?
cmalak
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Vicdamone...I am using a Benz authorized dealer and they were quoted this time by Musical Surroundings which is the US importer. Have you had a rebuild done in much shorter time recently?
david12
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Pani I used both cartridges with an Ortofon 309D arm on an TW acoustic Raven One. Both cartridges are quite detailed, perhaps I should have highlighted rythm, rather than speed.

The last and first LP I played on the cartridges was a favourite, Moanin by Art Blakey. Even allowing for the hour to carefully set it up, the contrast was dramatic, it really swung along with the Benz, it plodeded with the Zyx. That's what I found anyway.
pani OP
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Thanks David.
rlowe
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Pani
We seem to arrive at similar dilemmas at different times.
I am at this moment making a similar consideration. A benz LP to replace an airy 3....what to do what to do?
Since this is an old post...what if any more light can you shed
Cheers
R.
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