Lyra Helikon

@ Arthur,

thank you very much for your info.
Without ever listening to a Helikon, I know, there must be a difference.
NO Designer develops 2 Designs when both are equal.
Congrats for your Dealer ( Using his ears, rare today, - for a customer, more rare, - and making a honest decision , amazing ).

With this info my interest for this "SL" Version is growing now.
Thank you

The Cartridge+Phono has to be taken more into consideration than the cartridge comparison. Lyra Helicon has low-enough output to have a great dynamic performance. Right now this is my "dream" cartridge and I'm waiting on my budget for that. I have an AR PH3 phono stage wich is a very good match with regular version which has ~.4mV output.

Yes there are differences but not as significant as it would be between Benz cartridges. Helicon is all-the-way Ruby killer!

if the lower output version sounds better than my regular version, wow, it is worth it. i certainly would get the lowest output available if i were to do it again.

Yes, but isn't there a disadvantage to running the lowoutput through a stepup transformer?

Gladstone, if the device is quiet enough it shouldn't be a problem. I think?!?