Lyra Etna Lambda SL, latest version, never before used or mounted, only the inside factory box was briefly removed for our classified listing photographs.  This is a rare opportunity for a lucky analog music enthusiast.  All reasonable offers will be considered, no trades.  Incredible dynamics, resolution, air, tracking capabilities, L&R channel resolution and impact coupled with authoritative, deep + taught bass response.  The latest generation Lyra Lambda series offers a sense of naturalness, tonality and timbre attributes which previous model generations simply did not possess while still retaining the legendary speed and dynamics the Lyra house sound is famous for.  This cartridge is being sold on a consignment sale basis for a valued client of ours and includes box, manual, accessories and warranty.  Cartridge will be carefully double boxed and insured for safe shipping.

MSRP - $10,995

Asking - $9995 o.b.o.      

Buyer responsible for 3.5% PayPal or Credit Card transaction fees. 

Chicagoland area pickup welcome. 

Please call or email me directly with questions at 219.933.8115 or info@artisanfidelity.com

Specifications:
Designer: Jonathan Carr
Builder: Yoshinori Mishima
Type: Medium weight, medium compliance, low-impedance moving coil cartridge
Stylus: Lyra-designed long-footprint variable-radius line-contact nude diamond (3μm× 70μm), slot-mounted
Cantilever system: Diamond-coated solid boron rod with short one-point wire suspension, directly mounted into cartridge body via high-pressure knife-edge system
Coils: single layer, 6 N high-purity copper, chemically-purified high purity iron cross-shaped former, 1.52 ohm self impedance, 1.9μH inductance
Output voltage: 0.25mV@5 cm/sec., zero to peak, 45 degrees (CBS test record, other test records may alter results)
Frequency range: 10 Hz〜50 kHz
Channel separation: 35 dB or better at 1 kHz
Compliance: Approx. 12× 10 cm/dyne at 100 Hz
Vertical tracking angle: 20 degrees
Cartridge body: Multi-material (titanium, duralumin, bronze, stainless steel) self-clamping construction with reduced-surface higher-pressure headshell contact area, predominately non-parallel shaping, phase-interference resonance-controlling mechanisms, and body threaded directly for mounting screws
Cartridge mounting screws: 2.6 mm 0.45 pitch JIS standard
Cartridge weight (without stylus cover): 9.2g
Distance from mounting holes to stylus tip: 9.52mm
Recommended tracking force: 1.68〜1.78g (1.72 g recommended)
Recommended load directly into MC phono input: Determine by listening.
Recommended load via step-up transformer: 1〜10ohm (connect step-up transformer’s output to 10kohm〜47kohm MM-level RIAA input, preferably via short, low-capacitance cable)
Recommended tonearm: High-quality pivoted or linear (tangential) tonearm with rigid bearing(s), adjustable anti-skating force, preferably VTA adjustment

"This cartridge marries listening ease with kaleidoscopic colors and haunting spatiality. Musical engagement is a foregone conclusion."
– Alan Taffel, The Absolute Sound, Golden Ear Award

"The Etna rode silently in the groove, effectively rejecting any defects that normally produce impulse or constant noise. One of the most neutral yet enticing-sounding cartridges I've ever heard, it's also one I can recommend for any system and for any musical taste!"
– Michael Fremer, Stereophile, Class A Recommended Component