Brand: Lyra

Certified Factory Rebuilt Lyra Argo i MC Cartridge 0.45mV

$795.00 $1,495.00

(You save $700.00 )

Availability: Discontinued

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LYRARGOR

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LYRARGOR

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Only $795.00! Regularly $1495.00! You Save $700!
Certified Factory Rebuilt! Fully Tested & Inspected by Peter Ledermann, President/Chief Engineer at Soundsmith!
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The Argo i replaced the discontinued Lydian Beta as Lyra's entry-level cartridge when it originally came out. The Argo i made tremendous strides in sonic performance, trackability and ease of setup.

"I cant think of too many better ways to spend $1500 upgrading an analog front-end than buying a Lyra Argo i. While Lyra makes three more expensive and probably better-sounding cartridges, the Argo i is the top of the line for audiophiles like me who don't have the big bucks to spend. It doesnt just let you have a taste of what its bigger brothers offer; it lets you sit right down at the same table. It simply makes listening to music more enjoyable by bringing you closer to the recording itself, and I cant think of a greater compliment to pay this fine cartridge than that." - John Crossett, soundstage.com

Specifications:
Type: Moving Coil, low-impedance, low-output, medium compliance
Frequency range: 10Hz ~ 50kHz
Channel separation: 30dB or better at 1kHz
Cantilever system: Solid boron rod with line-contact stylus (3 x 70 micrometers profile)
Internal impedance: 4ohms
Output voltage: 0.45mV (5.0cm/sec., zero to peak, 45 degrees at 1kHz)
Cartridge weight (without stylus cover): 6.5g
Compliance: Approx. 12 x 10-6 cm/dyne at 100Hz
Recommended tracking force: 1.7 ~ 1.8g
Recommended load: Into non-inverting RIAA equalizer amplifier or head-amplifier: 10ohms ~ 47kohms
Into step-up transformer: 3 ~ 6ohms (not exceeding 10ohms)