Both Lyra preamp and phono stage sound great. I believe pre was Connoisseur 4.2.
Your impressions match mine on this pair. Simply sublime and a gorgeous portrayal. But in full disclosure: I’ve also owned half a dozen Lyra cartridges. My latest love is an Etna Lambda
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Living-Listening room 1340sqft modestly treated and lively. Brinkmann Balance w/RöNT II PS, HRS, Reed P3-12 Pernambuco w/silver litz leads >Etsuro Urushi Bordeaux, Graham Phantom III-10 >Lyra Etna Lambda, w/Zavfino 1877PHONO Graphene Gold Rush phono cable, Avid Acutus SP, SME V-9 w/Kondo fairyhair silver litz, Miyajima Zero, w/Nordost TYR Norse 2 phono cable, Mola Mola Tambaqui, Tubulus Concentus i2s V2 hdmi, Jay’s CDT3-MK3, Nakamichi ZX-7, SCD-XA5400ES, Aesthetix Rhea Eclipse, Silent Source Music Ref pc. Shunyata Denali 6000S v2(x2) and Typhon T2>Alpha v2 & Delta XC v2, Venom NR mains, Aesthetix Metis, Atma-Sphere MA1 Mk.3.3 OTL Silver Edition mono blocks, Triode Lab 2A3GT-C FFX pair, w/CX Anaconda & Zavfino Silver Dart speaker cables, Classic Audio T3.4 field-coiled, Mids-15 VDC, Bass 18 VDC, 18Yamamoto racks, SMARTractor... 28 to 57 valves between the source and the speakers. [|;^)>
