New Delos cart

Since I actually own a Delos, I'll chime in. Mine was a little bright right out of the box. After about 50 hours, it smoothed out and after 100 hours or so...WOW!

It does NOT have a "clear rising treble", that's just BS.

Give it some time, make sure you are tracking it 1.75 grams of VTF and it is setup correctly. I found that a load of 100ohms worked best in my system.

It's an amazing cartridge.

I owned a Delos before I traded up to a Kleos. The cart first of all need to break in. I also will reinforce that it is not bright by nature. I feel it is detailed and accurate in it's re-prodcution. It can seem a little bright or tilted when new, but in time it limbers up and soothes the highs away from the edginess. The Kleos does all of what the delos does only on a broader scale. I am confident that over time you will come to love the delos and if anything you will thirst to trade up to a Kleos, Skala or even more. To me the Lyra house sound is the most musical yet revealing I have enjoyed. As mentioned"accurate not bright". enjoy!

Thanks for your input. I had hoped after the break-in period, the sound would smooth out a little. I wish there was a way to expedite the break-in period, but I think it will just take time. It's not an offensive sound-just crisp.

I've owned a Delos for over a year. I can't disagree more with Pani. There is definitely a break in period, 100 hours per Mofimadness is about right. You can always start the break in period with the tail slightly down to help smooth it out somewhat. But once broken in, you will never regret the purchase. Detail, accurate just as Theo described.

It's very sensitive to VTF. Catch the right spot. Load it with maximum of 1000 Ohms, but bests between 100 and 200.