Lyra Kleos
Lyra Kleos

$4,395.00

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Product Description

The Kleos SL phono cartridge is a Low Output, Limited Edition version of the existing Kleos. Although many MC cartridges have good performance, their sound is held back by how they are designed. The problem is, the signal coils should have the same angle as the magnetic circuit during playback, but MC cartridges are typically designed so that the opposite happens – applying normal tracking force pushes the coils out of alignment. This impairs coil sensitivity and linearity, and reduces sound quality.

The Kleos is the lowest cost Lyra cartridge to feature the full fledged Ogura manufactured boron cantilever and coil system with Lyra original line-contact (3 x 70μm) stylus. This is similar to what is employed on even the most expensive Lyra models.

Nevertheless, the most important element of the new Kleos is it’s sound. We firmly believe that the Kleos is capable of extracting more information from the vinyl grooves than it’s predecessors, and that the reproduction of music is both more dynamic, more detailed, and more natural than the models preceding it. We also are of the opinion that the Kleos will set a new standard for sonic performance at it’s price point.

Today there are only a small handful of master cartridge builders in the world, and Lyra’s Yoshinori Mishima belongs to this elite group of individuals that are capable of crafting the highest level MC transducers on the planet. His assistant Akiko Ishiyama, who has undergone several years of apprenticeship, is also involved in the building process leading to each Kleos. The Kleos is not only hand made, but each cartridge is listened to extensively and “voiced” by the master cartridge builder, like the finest musical instruments.

Lyra offers a unique combination of capable, advanced cartridge design by Jonathan Carr and complete handmade execution by the above mentioned individuals. Investing in a Lyra Kleos through an authorized retailer will offer you an unparallelled analog experience from your stereo microgroove vinyl records.

  • Designer: Jonathan Carr
  • Builder: Yoshinori Mishima (final build, testing), Akiko Ishiyama (preliminary build)
  • Type: Medium weight, medium compliance, low-impedance moving coil cartridge
  • Stylus: Lyra-designed long-footprint variable-radius line-contact nude diamond (3um x 70um), slot-mounted
  • Cantilever system: Solid boron rod with short one-point wire suspension, directly mounted into cartridge body
  • Coils: 2-layer deep, 6N high-purity copper, square-shaped chemically-purified high-purity iron former, 5.4ohm self-impedance, 9.0uH inductance
  • Output voltage: 0.25mV@5cm/sec., zero to peak, 45 degrees (CBS test record, other test records may alter results)
  • Frequency range: 10Hz ~ 50kHz
  • Channel separation: 35dB or better at 1kHz
  • Compliance: Approx. 12×10-6cm/dyne at 100Hz
  • Vertical tracking angle: 20 degrees
  • Cartridge body: One-piece machining from solid 7075 alloy billet, with reduced-surface higher-pressure headshell contact area, partially non-parallel shaping, phase-interference resonance-controlling mechanism, and body threaded directly for mounting screws
  • Cartridge mounting screws: 2.6mm 0.45 pitch JIS standard
  • Distance from mounting holes to stylus tip: 9.5mm
  • Cartridge weight (without stylus cover): 8.8g
  • Recommended tracking force: 1.65 ~ 1.75g (1.72g recommended)
  • Recommended load directly into MC phono input: 95.3ohm ~ 816ohm (determine by listening, or follow detailed guidelines in user manual)
  • Recommended load via step-up transformer: 5 ~ 15ohm (step-up transformer’s output must be connected to 10kohm ~ 47kohm MM-level RIAA input, preferably via short, low-capacitance cable)
  • Recommended tonearms: High-quality pivoted or linear tangential) tonearms with rigid bearing(s), adjustable anti-skating force, preferably VTA

Brand

Lyra

Hyper-focused enterprises are often a true sign of greatness and genius. While many high-end audio manufacturers focus on a wide array of products, Lyra strives to perfect just one. The Tokyo-based company creates the most technologically advanced phono cartridges on the market. American designer Jonathan Carr, Japanese craftsman Yoshinori Mishima and Norwegian businessman Stig Bjorge bring global expertise to the mission. Each phono cartridge is meticulously crafted under Mishima's careful supervision. The result is impeccable build and quality for each of their products. Since the company's foundation, its research has resulted in four unique lines: the Delos, Kleos, Etna, and Atlas. The Delos MC Phono Cartridge incorporates a pre-angled damping system, a non-paralleled solid metal body, and a microridge stylus for improved resolution, range, and crips transients. The Kleos includes New Angle technology and a stronger chassis for superior tracking and tonal balance. Replacing the company's original Titan cartridge, the Etna provides high quality at a low value through a solid titanium core structure and asymmetric outer body. Atlas is their flagship model and the world's first asymmetrical MC phono cartridge. The asymmetrical shape counters the inefficiency of traditional cartridges that result in echoes and diminished quality. It creates a direct path between the cantilever and the headshell and reduces resonance by eliminating standing signal waves. As a nationally recognized leader in the field of high-end audio and home theater, Overture is a proud dealer of Lyra phono cartridges, selling customers the best phono cartridges from Lyra in Sales Tax Free Delaware. Interested in purchasing a new Lyra phono cartridge? You can trade-in any component towards a Lyra Phono Cartridge by filling out Overture’s Trade-In Form.

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