Ortofon Anna or Transfuration Proteus?

Thank you all for your inputs. Much appreciated!

EBM, may I know which arm and phono stage you are using with the Proteus cart?

WRM57 thanks for your suggestion on the new SPU95. I have a few SPU already, so I would like to try something different thia time.

Hi sunnyboy1956, may I know if you have any problem with the Atlas matching your SUT? Is Atlas output at 0.6mV, much higher than Proteus and my SPU Gold?

Thoress preamp TW 10.5 TW ac 3 with all BN updates.

Thanks Ebm, I am worried my high mass arm Ortofon 309 would not match Proteus too well. This is my only worry for Proteus. Otherwise I would have bought one already.

Bigdish
The Lyra Atlas and the Ortofon 309D is a superb match. The Atlas has a 0.55 mV output which works with the Ortofon SUT. I tried the Proteus with the 309D but the results were disappointing after trying a range of loading options from 33ohm upto 47kohm. Maybe it's the 0.2mV output of the Proteus or the high mass of the 309D.

You can roll the dice between your selection. A "good" Cartridge should have the following abilities:
*Integrated sound top to bottom.
*Tonally neutral.
*Superior ambient detail retrieval.
*The music "breathes". It has an exceptional ability to capture the increase and decrease of the sound pressure of the human voice.
*Excellent transient response.
*All the above produces a very realistic and open presentation.

Neither Anna or Proteus have those abilities, not even one from the lines above. They may have other abilities, but right now, I do not know which ones