Just wondering, between a very slightly used Lyra Titan i or the new Kleos, where would you put your money for roughly the same price?
When your System is made for maximum Performance, you have a heavy tonearm and one of those rare Phonostages which are able to create a musical signal instead of a dead tone, the Titan can be a stellar Performer which can show why it is one of the best carts ever made.
I have heard at least four that phono stages that work extremely well with the Titan including cj, Allnic, Doshi and LAMM So it isn't exactly that rare.
I have heard at least four that phono stages that work extremely well with the Titan including cj, Allnic, Doshi and LAMM So it isn't exactly that rare.
This is a helpful thread. I was considering a Titan i that had been offered to me, and had emailed Jonathan Carr to ask if he would advise me to buy the lightly used Titan i or a new Kleos for the same money - no reply. We'll hear the Titan i through my Herron VTPH-2 on Sunday, and if all is well I'll probably buy it. It replaces a Dorian installed in 2009. I'll mount it in the VPI Classic arm wand initially here (should I buy the Titan i) and measure the resonant frequency to see if it falls in the region of 8 to 12 Hz as recommended by Lyra. I also have a more massive stainless steel armwand to try with the Titan i. I'll get an armwand of optimal mass but wired with Valhalla from VPI, and a Valhalla junction box. Then I'll burn in the Valhalla tonearm wiring with a Hagerman FryBaby. Setup will be made with the assistance of Feickert protractor, Adjust+ software and test LP.
Many are getting great results with Graham and VPI unipivots.
Well, the VPI is hardly a Arm which can show what the Titan can do, Graham is a bit better (more stable). It is normal that every owner of anything raves about his purchase. You find very seldom owner comments who are critical about their $$$ units. I mean, at the time when they own it, not when they replaced it with something more expensive...
Well, the VPI is hardly a Arm which can show what the Titan can do, Graham is a bit better (more stable). It is normal that every owner of anything raves about his purchase. You find very seldom owner comments who are critical about their $$$ units. I mean, at the time when they own it, not when they replaced it with something more expensive...
Well I beg to differ. As a matter of fact the US importer has the Atlas (formerly the Titan) in a VPI arm. And as a reviewer I'm hardly a cheerleader and have used the Graham (certainly a fine arm) and other arms too.
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