Hi,
You can't go wrong with a Lyra cartridge. I have owned a Delos for several years and really enjoy its performance. The diamond/cantilever assembly is manufactured by a company in Japan that makes scanning electron microscope tungsten tips so they know how to work in the micro world. The Delos replaced a Benz Glider. Both have a Boron cantilever, but different diamond stylus. The Delos being a line contact, meaning the tip rides in the record groove at one small specific point. The only hic up is 'fuzzing' of the paper belly cover. Not a big deal.
What type of phone stage do you have and can you select various gain/loading points? What type of arm do you use? Loading and Gain and arm mass are very important when selecting high end MC cartridges. Give the people a call at 'the needle doctor', they can help you out.
You can't go wrong with a Lyra cartridge. I have owned a Delos for several years and really enjoy its performance. The diamond/cantilever assembly is manufactured by a company in Japan that makes scanning electron microscope tungsten tips so they know how to work in the micro world. The Delos replaced a Benz Glider. Both have a Boron cantilever, but different diamond stylus. The Delos being a line contact, meaning the tip rides in the record groove at one small specific point. The only hic up is 'fuzzing' of the paper belly cover. Not a big deal.
What type of phone stage do you have and can you select various gain/loading points? What type of arm do you use? Loading and Gain and arm mass are very important when selecting high end MC cartridges. Give the people a call at 'the needle doctor', they can help you out.