Lyra Cartridges
The analog LP continues to be the preferred choice of many audiophile connoisseurs all over the world even into this new millennium. However Lyra feels that there are still major technical problems with phono cartridge design, which prevent the LP from realizing its full potential as a high-quality reproduction medium. They therefore concentrate on designing mc phono cartridges that address those issues, and bring the sound of the LP one step closer to the master tape.
Range
Click on a product image for more info & exchange
Please note: Lyra cartridges are not available outside the UK unless purchased with an arm or turntable.
Delos
The New Angle on LP Reproduction: Introducing the LYRA Delos MC Phono Cartridge An analog LP played back with an MC cartridge can sound exceptionally good.
£895
Buy It NowKleos
The New Angle on LP Reproduction, Level 2: Introducing the Lyra Kleos MC Phono Cartridge
£1795
Buy It NowSkala
The Skala is the first of LYRA designer Jonathan Carr's 5th-generation cartridge designs.
£2495
Buy It NowTitan i
LYRA's flagship model, the Titan i represents the culmination of Jonathan Carr's fourth generation designs
£3495
Buy It NowLyra Build Philosophy
Lyra mc phono cartridges are designed and manufactured by Lyra of Tokyo, Japan. Each Lyra model is designed by Jonathan Carr in collaboration with Yoshinori Mishima, the artisan who also hand-crafts each piece. The ultimate goal of all Lyra cartridge designs is to accurately reproduce the exact contents of the record grooves without adding any signature of the cartridge itself.
The Lyra range of cartridges are of advanced design, employ modern high-tech materials, and are built to stringent high-precision standards. At the same time, each sample is voiced like a fine musical instrument by its builder, Yoshinori Mishima - employing a voicing process which he develops specifically for each cartridge model.
Mishima's hand-voicing procedures also enable him to compensate for variations between individual cartridge units of the same type. The aim is to produce each sample as uniform to the reference performance and sound of each model as possible. Every cartridge is listened to by Mishima repeatedly during the final adjustment and voicing process.