Thank for remaining i changed it to AstroHi @amadeus,
What is the Zyx Sarasrto? Do you mean Astro?
Any experience with additional mono cartridges besides the Sumile?
Thank for remaining i changed it to AstroHi @amadeus,
What is the Zyx Sarasrto? Do you mean Astro?
Any experience with additional mono cartridges besides the Sumile?
I have the same cartridge, option SHB, the sound depends of your arm and your turntable.Has anyone auditioned the new ZYX exceed series?
I’m happily using the XYZ ultimate 4D with carbon cantilever, great bass but I find it a bit lean compared to my Miyajima Destiny
i expect that my special version of the Etsuro Gold will turn out to be superior to the DaVa on my 12" FCL arm for the some of the same reasons. but not yet tried the DaVa in that place. not tried any Lyra's in my system since the Olympos SL a decade ago.For me and in my system, the Lyra Atlas Lambda SL on the Primary Control FCL tonearm is the best of the bunch I tested.
That bunch included the Lyra Atlas Lambda, Phasemation PP-2000, Opus One (Airtight), the Lyra Etna, Dava Reference and Dava FC-A1
The Opus One was excellent as well, more of a sideway movement but a touch less transparent, i.e. a tiny bit more forgiving (to rest of the system).
The DAVA goes a very long way on the FCL tonearm, but the Atlas, being much lighter and having more compliance, extracts more benefits from the combination with that tonearm. The Atlas SL adds dynamic range, incredibly low, yet tight bass, even better layering, more detail but also less buttery, so more transparent to the rest of the system.
By the way, i still have both DAVA, they are in excellent condition, ready to sell them. If anyone interested, let me know!
For me and in my system, the Lyra Atlas Lambda SL on the Primary Control FCL tonearm is the best of the bunch I tested.
That bunch included the Lyra Atlas Lambda, Phasemation PP-2000, Opus One (Airtight), the Lyra Etna, Dava Reference and Dava FC-A1
The Opus One was excellent as well, more of a sideway movement but a touch less transparent, i.e. a tiny bit more forgiving (to rest of the system).
The DAVA goes a very long way on the FCL tonearm, but the Atlas, being much lighter and having more compliance, extracts more benefits from the combination with that tonearm. The Atlas SL adds dynamic range, incredibly low, yet tight bass, even better layering, more detail but also less buttery, so more transparent to the rest of the system.
By the way, i still have both DAVA, they are in excellent condition, ready to sell them. If anyone interested, let me know!
I thought the DAVA Reference had a lot of details and sounding organic and dynamic at the same time, until i heard the Atlas Lambda (and Opus One)... So, I got the Atlas SL because i wanted to be able to keep on using my +18dB SUT.Thank you for sharing these comparisons using the same arm in the same system. I also like the Opus One very much. Could you be a bit more specific about what the DaVa was missing when compared to the Opus One and Atlas Lambda, both of which I have heard? One reads a lot about the DaVa these days but no so much anything critical. I suspect you will have no difficulty selling it.
For me and in my system, the Lyra Atlas Lambda SL on the Primary Control FCL tonearm is the best of the bunch I tested.
That bunch included the Lyra Atlas Lambda, Phasemation PP-2000, Opus One (Airtight), the Lyra Etna, Dava Reference and Dava FC-A1
The Opus One was excellent as well, more of a sideway movement but a touch less transparent, i.e. a tiny bit more forgiving (to rest of the system).
The DAVA goes a very long way on the FCL tonearm, but the Atlas, being much lighter and having more compliance, extracts more benefits from the combination with that tonearm. The Atlas SL adds dynamic range, incredibly low, yet tight bass, even better layering, more detail but also less buttery, so more transparent to the rest of the system.
By the way, i still have both DAVA, they are in excellent condition, ready to sell them. If anyone interested, let me know!
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