Although I can't speak to owning either. I have a LP12 that had a Troika and I sold it to get a Kleos. I never looked back. The Lyra sound to me is much more involving, detailed and deliveres accuracy without an analytical approach. Bass is much more controlled and defined the mids and highs are much more precise with fluidity that keeps them musical. The overall extraction of information is overwhelming to me on my favorite LP's to hear more of the recording left "maybe muted" by the Troika.
The only reason I respond to your question is that at one time the Troika was considered a pinnacle of the Linn sound. As far as the Skala I have heard them amny times on different tables and liked the cartridge but bought the Kleos for the employment of the newer suspension and geometry of the cartridge.
The only reason I respond to your question is that at one time the Troika was considered a pinnacle of the Linn sound. As far as the Skala I have heard them amny times on different tables and liked the cartridge but bought the Kleos for the employment of the newer suspension and geometry of the cartridge.