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.
