EXPIRED: FS: Lyra Kleos Phono Cartridge Never Used In Perfect Condition

[Warren M.]

Further information:
This, my Lyra Kleos cartridge, has today been returned to me by the Australian distributors of Lyra, after having been rebuilt by hand to new condition by Lyra in Japan. It is indistinguishable from a newly purchased Lyra Kleos but for price: The RRP of a new Lyra Kleos is $6,500. The rebuild has taken the better part of a year!

At $6500, many regard the Lyra Kleos as the best sounding and most revealing cartridge at anywhere near its price. It is an incredible sounding cartridge, especially when it comes to focusing in on each soloist and voice in a performance. Truly amazing.

At the price I am asking there is no cartridge which comes anywhere near it.

For reasons of severe financial pressure, I've reverted to my old retipped Shelter 501 Mk 2, which sounds great for the price but delivers so much less of the musical experience than the Kleos does. There really is no comparison, but I can't afford to keep the Kleos.

Specifications:
Designer: Jonathan Carr
Builder: Yoshinori Mishima (final build and testing), Akiko Ishiyama (preliminary build)
Type: Medium weight, medium compliance, low impedance moving coil cartridge
Frequency range: 10Hz-50kHz
Channel separation: 35dB or better at 1kHz
Output voltage: 0.5mV@5cm/sec
Cartridge weight: 8.8g
Recommended tracking force: 1.75g
Recommended load directly into MC phono input: 86.6ohms - 47kohms based on listening or setting by guidelines in provided instructions 

(further specs in instruction sheet)
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Edited August 18, 2021 by Warren M.
PRICE DROP

[Hydrology]

GLWTS - its a wonderful cart and a bargain even at the retail price. At your price its a steal!

[metal beat]

Is this some sort of special model Lyra Kleos?

 

 The rrp is $4800 for the standard Kleos.

 

https://sonicpurity.com.au/store/cartridges/lyra-kleos

 

 

[pulinap]

1 hour ago, metal beat said:

Is this some sort of special model Lyra Kleos?

 

 The rrp is $4800 for the standard Kleos.

 

https://sonicpurity.com.au/store/cartridges/lyra-kleos

 

 

 

The item description says it is re-built....so it is a special model...

[Warren M.]

 

On 22/08/2021 at 12:45 PM, metal beat said:

Is this some sort of special model Lyra Kleos?

 

 The rrp is $4800 for the standard Kleos.

 

https://sonicpurity.com.au/store/cartridges/lyra-kleos

 

 

That's incorrect! Recommended Retail Price is $6500! The fact is, the importer is undercutting their own RRP! 
Several retailers outside Victoria are charging the $6500 RRP for the standard Lyra Kleos.

For example
https://audiosolutions.net.au/product/lyra-kleos-moving-coil-cartridge/

Edited August 26, 2021 by Warren M.

[metal beat]

17 minutes ago, Warren M. said:

 

That's incorrect! Recommended Retail Price is $6500! The fact is, the importer is undercutting their own RRP! 
Several retailers outside Victoria are charging the $6500 RRP for the standard Lyra Kleos.

For example
https://audiosolutions.net.au/product/lyra-kleos-moving-coil-cartridge/

 

Sonic Purity is a retailer.   perhaps the RRP has now come down and other retailers have not adjusted their price?.

 

$NZ 4400  per link

 

https://www.hifi.co.nz/products/lyra-kleos-mc-cartridge

 

 

[Hydrology]

Sonic Purity are pretty much all over their website, so I would be inclined to say that the RRP on their site is correct and the dealers havent adjusted (or cant if they bought stock at the old price)