Lyra Olympos

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This seems to be the last Olympos available in the world,if some distributors haven't in stock.
Italian distributor Audiograffiti has one new and Lyra company told that is impossible for them to do another one

No money yo buy,already spent too much this year
 

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This seems to be the last Olympos available in the world,if some distributors haven't in stock.
Italian distributor Audiograffiti has one new and Lyra company told that is impossible for them to do another one

No money yo buy,already spent too much this year
Wow the box looks very new!
 

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had an Olympos SL back in the day on my Rockport Sirius III. lovely sounding cartridge. my favorite sounding Lyra that i've yet heard.

i once heard it described as a (a bit hyper detailed) Lyra Atlas with a 'touch of mink'. thought that was a 'cool' way to put it.
 

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had an Olympos SL back in the day on my Rockport Sirius III. lovely sounding cartridge. my favorite sounding Lyra that i've yet heard.

i once heard it described as a (a bit hyper detailed) Lyra Atlas with a 'touch of mink'. thought that was a 'cool' way to put it.
Audiograffiti has also a Rockport Sirius III in sell
I am thinking about but I am worry for his 3 pump and little complicate TT if some problems can happen in future
 
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The cart is new
He sent his old parnassus to Lyra to use magnet to do Olimpos and arrived 20 days ago
 
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Audiograffiti has also a Rockport Sirius III in sell
I am thinking about but I am worry for his 3 pump and little complicate TT if some problems can happen in future

you are well advised to be concerned. while there is no other high end product built to the standard of the Sirius III, it has it's weak points and few places to turn for help.

you should reach out to the world expert on Rockport Siruis III's, our own member, 108CY, who has my own 'dear' Sirius III among a few he owns. i'm sure he could advise you and guide you.
 
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The system 111 correctly installed and calibrated is one of the finest turntables ever built, there are several versions of the front panel and controller and these certainly influence the sound dramatically between units. It is a highly complex beast indeed the condition of the gasket and the centre washer also is to be considered. There is no question that any system 111 that is not calibrated will be working at sub optimum from my experience.
 

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The cart is new
He sent his old parnassus to Lyra to use magnet to do Olimpos and arrived 20 days ago
Hello Gian,
I don't think that is the last Olympos in the world.

Two friends of mine have likewise sent their Parnassus to Jonathan for making Olympos a few months ago too.
One of them asked for applying the new X-frame config on his.
I shall update you guys once they have got their X-Olympos.
;)
 

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But this arrived 2 weeks ago and Lyra told is the last than can do,but nothing is impossible i think
 
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Hello Gian,
I just communicated with my 3 friends.
They talked with Jonathan of Lyra.
Their 3 Olympos and the one mentioned by you are the last four Lyra can make.
These 4 guys are lucky!
 

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Two frds in Hong Kong sent their Lyra Parnassus to Japan for converion into Olympos.
Maybe due to the COVID Pandemic, the process took 20 months!
The Olympos eventually arrived in Hong Kong this week.
This one is with the new X-Frame magnet architecture!
:D

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Two frds in Hong Kong sent their Lyra Parnassus to Japan for converion into Olympos.
Maybe due to the COVID Pandemic, the process took 20 months!
The Olympos eventually arrived in Hong Kong this week.
This one is with the new X-Frame magnet architecture!
:D

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One of my Olympos X-Frame owner friends installed the cartridge onto his Thales Statement/Air Force One system last night.

The breaking-in has just commenced!

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Any more comments on the last Olympos units? The break in time should have happened already.
 

CKKeung

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Any more comments on the last Olympos units? The break in time should have happened already.
Yes, it has been "well-boiled".
But a bit difficult to compare it with other Olympos because it's a special X-frame version.

Another reason is that my friend took the advice from Lyra : although he is using a Goldmund preamp, he still pairs the Olympos X-frame with a Lyra Connoisseur Phono and a Lyra Connoisseur Preamp.

The connection is like this :
Olympos X-frame > Lyra Phono > Lyra Preamp > Goldmund 22M preamp > Goldmund 29M monos.

The Lyra Phono and Preamp are magnificent!
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The Lyra Preamp now works similarly to a gain control.
The sound can be tuned to become more finesse or more authoritative.
The synergistic effect is wonderful!
 

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