Lyra Kleos and VPI Aries 3 - will this work

Yes, an investment of $8k for a table/arm/cart is a SERIOUS question for me.

Lyra's and Dynavector are very popular matches with the VPI tables/arms.

Lyras match up beautifully with VPI arms. I have a Super Scoutmaster Ref. with rimdrive and use a Lyra Titan-i on a 10.5i arm with excellent results. Before that I was using a Lyra Skala on the JMW-9 arm.

I have heard the Kleos on an Aries 3 and it sounded magnificent. I run a Helikon or a Delos on my Aries 2, having done so for years now, and, after trying Koetsu, van den Hull, Benz Micro and Shelters on this rig, would not even consider changing cartridge manufacturers; the match up between Lyras and VPI's unipivot arms is superb.

I have used three different Lyras with my Aries 3 / JMW 10.5: Skala, Helikon and Helikon mono. All have performed splendidly. No sibilance problems whatsoever. In fact I would say it's quite the opposite. The performance is outstanding in this area.

Take note of those who reported that these are not a good match and be sure to ignore them going forward.