Lyra Delos Moving Coil cartridges

Lyra Delos In Stock, With Professional Installation Available

We have the Lyra Delos moving coil phono cartridge in stock at Sunny's Audio Video, and we can install it on your compatible turntable for you. Call us to discuss your turntable, tonearm and phono stage, and arrange professional installation, alignment and setup.

Personally recommended by Sunil Merchant | Sunny's Audio Video

Friends, Let Me Introduce You to Something Very Special

Over the many years that I've been involved in high-end audio, one of my greatest pleasures has been introducing our customers to products that make a genuinely meaningful difference in the enjoyment of music.

And when it comes to vinyl playback, few upgrades can be as rewarding as selecting the right phono cartridge.

The Lyra Delos is one of those wonderful cartridges that reminds us why we love listening to records.

Designed by Jonathan Carr and meticulously handcrafted in Japan, the Delos brings together extraordinary precision, innovative moving coil technology, and a captivating sense of musical realism.

What I particularly admire about this cartridge is its ability to uncover the delicate information hidden within a record groove without making music sound analytical or mechanical.

Listen to the natural body of a piano, the delicate shimmer of a cymbal, or the subtle expression in a vocalist's performance. The Delos brings tremendous speed, resolution, separation, and musical energy to the listening experience.

For customers looking to move beyond conventional moving magnet cartridges, or for those wanting to elevate an existing moving coil system, the Lyra Delos is a very attractive proposition.

It offers a genuine taste of the precision and musical sophistication for which Lyra's more expensive reference cartridges are so highly regarded.

The Secret Behind Lyra's Remarkable New Angle Technology

Here's something I find particularly fascinating about the Delos.

In a conventional moving coil cartridge, the stylus tracking force causes the cantilever suspension to deflect as the stylus settles into the record groove. This movement can change the alignment of the generator's coils and magnetic circuit.

Lyra's designer Jonathan Carr approached this challenge in a very clever way.

Instead of optimizing the generator geometry while the cartridge is resting, Lyra designed the Delos to achieve its intended alignment when the correct tracking force is applied and the cartridge is actually playing a record.

This innovative approach combines an intentionally angled generator assembly with an asymmetrical damping system.

As the stylus settles into the groove, the suspension changes shape, bringing the generator components into their intended operating alignment.

Lyra calls this its New Angle technology.

The goal is to improve tracking consistency, resolution, dynamic expression, and the cartridge's ability to respond freely to the finest groove modulations.

Add the advanced Namiki MicroRidge diamond stylus, rigid solid-boron cantilever, high-purity copper coils, and carefully machined aluminum body, and you have a very serious analog instrument.

What matters most is how beautifully all of this engineering serves the music.

A Wonderful Partnership: Lyra Delos and the DUAL CS 718Q Turntable

One combination I particularly like recommending is the Lyra Delos paired with the DUAL CS 718Q Direct Drive Turntable.

The CS 718Q is an exceptionally well-conceived turntable that brings together German engineering, excellent speed stability, thoughtful tonearm design, and the convenience of automatic tonearm lift at the end of a record.

Its carbon-aluminum tonearm features adjustable height and azimuth, allowing us to carefully optimize cartridge alignment.

The Delos weighs just 7.3 grams, making it physically suitable for the DUAL's cartridge weight range. Its medium compliance also makes this an attractive pairing to evaluate with the DUAL's approximately 16-gram effective-mass tonearm.

For someone assembling a serious vinyl playback system without stepping immediately into ultra-expensive reference turntables, this combination offers tremendous appeal.

Imagine taking home a beautifully engineered DUAL CS 718Q with a Lyra Delos professionally mounted, aligned, and ready to enjoy.

That's the kind of complete analog solution we love putting together for our customers.

Take It Further: Lyra Delos and the Brinkmann Bardo

For those looking to build an even more ambitious analog playback system, the Brinkmann Bardo Direct Drive Turntable is another wonderful foundation.

The Bardo combines exceptional motor engineering, precision construction, and an elegantly understated design.

When partnered with an appropriately matched high-quality tonearm, including compatible Brinkmann tonearms, it provides an excellent platform for exploring the musical capabilities of the Lyra Delos.

I particularly enjoy the prospect of this combination for customers who want a system that can grow with them.

Start with the exceptional Delos, enjoy your favorite records, and build the rest of the analog front end around components of lasting quality.

And as your interests develop, there's always the opportunity to explore even more ambitious Lyra moving coil cartridges.

The DUAL CS 718Q and Brinkmann Bardo demonstrate that the Lyra Delos can be a compelling choice across a wide range of serious turntable systems.

Don't Overlook the Phono Stage — It's Essential

A wonderful moving coil cartridge deserves an equally thoughtful phono preamplifier.

With an output of approximately 0.6 mV and a low-impedance generator, the Lyra Delos needs a properly matched moving coil phono stage with adequate gain, low noise, and appropriate input characteristics.

At Sunny's, we're fortunate to work with some exceptional phono-stage manufacturers, including CH Precision, Brinkmann Audio, ASR Audio, and Wattson Audio.

For conventional voltage-sensing moving coil inputs, Lyra specifies a recommended loading range of approximately 97.6 to 806 ohms. The final loading should be selected according to the phono-stage design and the listening results.

For customers interested in CH Precision, the P1, newly introduced P1.5, and flagship P10 offer an especially interesting alternative through their dedicated current-sensing MC inputs.

Unlike conventional voltage-sensing inputs, current-sensing inputs operate at virtual ground and do not require traditional resistive loading selection. The Delos is a low-impedance cartridge, making this an intriguing combination worth evaluating and configuring carefully.

Our new CH Precision P1.5 and flagship P10 are on display at Sunny's Audio Video.

The phono stage is not an afterthought. It is an essential part of unlocking the musical performance available from a fine moving coil cartridge.

Professional Cartridge Installation Makes a Difference

Friends, installing a fine moving coil cartridge is not something I believe should be rushed.

Precise alignment, correct tracking force, stylus geometry, azimuth, tonearm height, anti-skating, and phono-stage matching all contribute to the final musical result.

At Sunny's, we can help you choose a compatible turntable and tonearm, discuss your phono-stage options, and arrange professional cartridge installation and system optimization.

Whether you're installing the Delos on a DUAL CS 718Q, a Brinkmann Bardo system, or another compatible reference turntable, our goal is simple:

We want you to experience the music, not worry about the equipment.

Rediscover Your Record Collection With Lyra

There is something wonderfully satisfying about placing a favorite record on the turntable, settling into your listening chair, and discovering musical details and emotions you never quite appreciated before.

That is the experience I want our customers to enjoy.

The Lyra Delos is an exceptionally thoughtfully engineered moving coil cartridge that offers a convincing combination of resolution, musical energy, precision, and value within the world of serious analog reproduction.

If you're thinking about upgrading your cartridge or assembling a new analog system, I'd be delighted to help you explore the possibilities.

Let's put together a turntable system that makes every record in your collection a pleasure to hear.

Warm regards,

Sunil Merchant
Sunny's Audio Video

Covina, California

Call 626-966-6259 or 626-975-1353

www.sunnyaudiovideo.com

Contact us for current pricing, product availability, cartridge matching, and professional installation.

Lyra Delos — Because your favorite records deserve to sound extraordinary.