Jaspert I agree. Listening to a cartridge on a Naim based system and Technic SL1200 for a day or 2 is no basis for making sweeping statements on a particular cartridge. The Delos is excellent, but will show up system issues. In most systems I've heard it in it has been sweet as a nut. I own and use Ikeda, Koetsu Black & Dynavector Nova 13D daily and could easily go to Delos and be very happy.
New Delos cart
I just mounted my new Delos cart on my new VPI Scoutmaster II. The cart sounds a little bright and more forward compared to what I'm used to. Will this brightness subside over time, or is that the way this cart will sound? If it will essentially stay the same, does it's more sophisticated brothers (Kelos/Skala) have a more mellow sound? All I have read says the Delos sounds as good or better than it's more expensive counterparts.