Benz Ebony LP or Lyra Delos ?

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.

Rlowe,
I did get to try the Benz Ebony TR, which is probably a better cartridge than LP. It was nice but it was not neutral. It was fast but it did not present instruments with all its scale and bloom. I felt something was not very complete about that experience, though it was not bad. If required I could have happily continued listening to music through it, which means it was not irritating in anyway. The thing is, when you pay big money for a cartridge you expect it to sound special and complete. In that regards I prefer the Delos more. It is more dynamic than the benz, more tonally accurate, less coloured and more fun. You need a good tonearm though since Lyras push back lot of energy into the tonearm which should not upset the tonearm overall sonic balance, unlike ZYX which is a very tonearm friendly cart.

The Benz Ebony TR is a VERY low output cartridge and needs the best pre that can be had to bring out its virtues. I would get the Benz LP and trade it for an LPS....a really great cartridge.