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Lyra · Delos
$2,495
Not currently in our rooms. For a serious buyer we will often bring a piece in from the manufacturer for a private session — tell us about your system and what you are weighing it against, and we will advise.
Lyra · Delos
Lyra's entry-level moving coil, with the brand's pre-angled coil design and a fast, clean, transparent sound that punches well above its price.
Authorized Lyra dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
The Delos brings Lyra's main engineering idea down to a more accessible price. In most moving-coil cartridges, tracking force pushes the coils out of line with the magnetic field. The Delos uses a pre-angled damping system and body geometry so that the coils come into proper alignment when the stylus is in the groove. A yokeless neodymium magnet drives 6N high-purity copper coils. The body is machined from a single billet of aluminum with partly non-parallel surfaces to reduce resonance, and the nude construction keeps parts to a minimum. A solid boron cantilever carries a Namiki microridge line-contact stylus for good tracking.
Reviewers describe the Delos as fast, detailed and clean, but with enough midrange body that it never sounds thin or analytical. Michael Fremer singled out its microdynamics and three-dimensional soundstage for the money. Stereophile's Gramophone Dreams column praised its bass focus and transparency, and its ability to make even ordinary recordings engaging. The line-contact stylus is sensitive to VTA, so a tonearm with height adjustment is strongly recommended. Its 7.3 g weight and medium compliance suit most medium-mass arms. It needs an MC phono stage with about 60 dB of gain, or a step-up transformer. Loading around 100 Ω is a common starting point, but it's worth adjusting by ear.
The Delos is the entry to Lyra's range, below the Kleos, and it is the model most listeners start with. Lyra does not retip: when a Delos wears out, MIBS Distro, Lyra's US distributor, exchanges it for a new one at $1,750 instead of $2,495, and any other Lyra cartridge traded in brings a new Delos to $1,995.
| Type | Low-output moving coil (MC), medium compliance |
| Output | 0.6 mV (5 cm/s, 45°) |
| Internal impedance | 8.2 Ω (9.5 µH) |
| Recommended load | 91 Ω – 47 kΩ direct into MC input, set by listening; 5–15 Ω via step-up transformer |
| Tracking force | 1.65–1.75 g (1.72 g recommended) |
| Compliance | Approx. 12 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne at 100 Hz |
| Weight | 7.3 g |
| Stylus | Namiki microridge line contact, nude diamond (2.5 × 75 µm) |
| Cantilever | Solid boron rod |
| Frequency range | 10 Hz – 50 kHz |
| Channel separation | 30 dB or better at 1 kHz |
| Vertical tracking angle | 20° |
| Body | One-piece machined aluminum |
Lyra trade-in and exchange (MIBS Distro). Trade in any Lyra cartridge, in any condition, and the Delos is $1,995 instead of $2,495; trade in a worn Delos itself and the exchange price is $1,750. Lyra does not retip: a worn Lyra is replaced with a new one at these prices through MIBS Distro, Lyra's US distributor.
| Trade in your Lyra Delos | $1,750 after trade-in (credit $745) |
| Trade in your Lyra Kleos | $1,995 after trade-in (credit $500) |
| Trade in your Lyra Kleos SL | $1,995 after trade-in (credit $500) |
| Trade in your Lyra Kleos Mono | $1,995 after trade-in (credit $500) |
| Trade in your Lyra Etna λ | $1,995 after trade-in (credit $500) |
| Trade in your Lyra Etna λ SL | $1,995 after trade-in (credit $500) |
| Trade in your Lyra Etna λ Mono | $1,995 after trade-in (credit $500) |
| Trade in your Lyra Etna (original) | $1,995 after trade-in (credit $500) |
| Other Lyra cartridges | 20 more models qualify; use the trade-in selector on this page or ask us |
Prices are MIBS Distro US retail, October 2025 list. The trade-in cartridge is sent to Lyra; a new cartridge is supplied, not a repair. Lyra Lambda (λ) models and the original versions trade in alike. Verified 2026-10-28. Source: Lyra USA & Canada price list, October 2025 (MIBS Distro).
The Lyra cartridges Pearl Audio stocks, from least to most expensive:
Plan your Lyra system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Lyra dealer. Arrange an audition in our Portland showroom, and ask us about Lyra's exchange and trade-in pricing. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
Ownership
Trade in any Lyra cartridge, in any condition, and the Delos is $1,995 instead of $2,495; trade in a worn Delos itself and the exchange price is $1,750. Lyra does not retip: a worn Lyra is replaced with a new one at these prices through MIBS Distro, Lyra's US distributor.
Eligible: any Lyra cartridge, any condition; exchange price when the trade-in is the same model, upgrade price when it is a different model (Atlas: top-tier price for Atlas, Etna, Olympos, Parnassus or Titan trade-ins). Prices are MIBS Distro US retail, October 2025 list. The trade-in cartridge is sent to Lyra; a new cartridge is supplied, not a repair. Lyra Lambda (λ) models and the original versions trade in alike. Verified 2026-10-28.
Ask us about this trade-inPricing per Lyra - 2025 - Dealer Pricelist (MIBS) (MIBS Distro, effective October 2025). Programs are set by the manufacturer and may change.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
The Delos Cartridge is not in our rooms at present. When it is the right piece for a client we arrange a demonstration unit from the manufacturer and set it up for a private session.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
