TrackingforceNotethatKleosSLfeaturesanewhigh-performanceasymmetricaldamp-ingsystem, designedtomakethesignalcoilspreciselyparalleltothefrontandrearmagnetsduringplay. Thisangleisaffectedbythetrackingforce, andwestronglyadvisenottodeviatebeyondour1.7
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1.8gguide-lines. Settingthetrackingforcesothatthecantileverisexactlyperpendi-culartotheredfrontmagnetcarrierduringplayshouldresultinlargestdynamicrangeandbestsound.HighertrackingforcemayallowKleosSLtobettertrackaudiophiletestrecordsorextreme"trackingobstacle" records, butthisisnoguaranteeforbestsoundonnormalmusicLPs. Alsonotethatambienttempera-turesmayaffecttheoptimaltrackingforce. Ifthetemperaturedropsyoumayfindthatthetrackingforceshouldberaisedalittle, andifthetem-peratureincreases, slightlyreducingthetrackingforcemaygivebettersound.VTARegardingVTA, yourtonearmshouldhaveaVTAadjuster. Ifnot, youwillneedtoraiseandlowerthetonearmpivotbyhand. Usingastackofplayingcardswillhelpyoumonitorthetonearm'sheightduringVTAadjustments. Withrecommendedtrackingforceapplied(1.7
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1.8g), setheightoftonearmpivotsothatarmtubeisparalleltoLPsurface. NotethatLPthickness(orthinness) willaffectVTA. AssumingthatVTAremainsthesame, thickerLPswillrequiretonearmpivottoberaised,andthinnerLPswillrequirepivottobelowered. Itiscommonforton-earmpivotheightchangestoaffecttrackingforce, sodorecheckthetrackingforceaftermakinganyVTAadjustments.Anti-skatingCarefullyadjustanti-skatingforcebyobservingthestylusandcantileverdirectly(asseenfromthefrontofthecartridge) whenthestylusislow-eredintoarecordgroove. Anypullingofthecantilevertowardtheleftorrightmeansthesettingiswrong. Readjustrepeatedlyuntiltheantiskat-ingforceleavesthecantilevercentered. Itisbettertodothisadjustmentvisuallyasdescribedabove, ratherthanrelyingonthenumber-scalesbuiltintoyourtonearmorblank-groovetestrecords.UseyourearsInallcasesofadjustment, however, pleaseuseyourears. Ultimatelyyourearsarethebestjudgeoftheset-upquality.StyluscleaningFrequentlycleanthestylususingtheshort-bristledbrushintheaccesso-rykit. WealsorecommendthatyouusetheincludedLyraSPT(StylusPerformanceTreatment), whichisawaterandsoapbasedliquidstyluscleaneraccompaniedwithasoftbrush. StrongalcoholandchemicalbasedstyluscleanersofothermakesarenotrecommendedforusewithLyracartridges. Besurethatanyliquidisnotusedonanyotherpartofthecartridgethanthediamondstylus. Usetheliquidsparingly.FluxbustingPeriodic"fluxbusting" withacommerciallyavailablephonocartridgedemagnetizer(nottapeerasors!) willalsoyieldsonicbenefits. Carefullyfollowthedemagnetizerinstructionsforsafe, beneficialresults.CautionNeverremovethewhitedust-coverthatcoversandprotectsthemovingcoilandmagnetarea!!! Thisisaprotective, permanentlyattacheddustcoverwhichismadeofsonicallytransparentJapanese"Washi" paper,andremovingitmaybreakthecoilleads. Donotworryifthisdustcovergetsdirtyduringnormaluse, itisnotaproblem. Youmaybrushitextremelycarefullytoremovedust, butneveruseliquid.Limitedwarranty:LyraCo., Ltd. offersalimitedoneyearwarrantyforLyraphonocar-tridgesfortheoriginalpurchaseronly. Warrantyisalwaysexecutedthroughtheoriginalrouteofpurchase; i.e. throughtheretailerwherethecartridgewaspurchasedandthecountrydistributorthatimportedthecartridge. Distributorsareprohibitedfromacceptingwarrantyoranyotherservicerepairforcartridgesthathavebeenpurchasedfromanoth-ercountryand/orsalesarea. LyraCo., Ltd. alsoreservetherighttorefuseanywarrantyorservicerepairforcartridgespurchasedfromasourceoutsidethesalesareaofresidence. IfaLyraownermovesfromonesalesareatoanother, he/sheshouldregisterthemovewiththeimporterinthecountryofpurchaseand/ordirectlywithLyra. AllLyraimportersandretailersareprohibitedfromtransshippingcartridgesintoothersalesareas. AnyLyracartridgewithalteredandtamperedwithserialnumber, shallnolongerbeconsideredtobeaLyra. Ifyoususpectyourcartridge'sserialnumberhasbeentamperedwithoraltered, pleasecontactLyraCo., Ltd. toregisteranddiscussthematter. IfLyraCo., Ltd.canestablishtheidentityofthecartridgeandthatwhathashappenedwaswithoutanyfaultofthecustomer'sactions, LyraCo., Ltd. mayrein-statewarrantyandserviceprivileges. AnyLyracartridgethathasbeenrepairedorretippedbyanon-Lyrabusinesssoitcontainsnon-LyrapartsandworkmanshipshallalsonolongerbeconsideredtobeaLyra. IfyoususpectyourLyracartridgecontainsnon-originalpartsandhasbeenworkedonbynon-authorizedpersonel, pleasecontactLyraCo., Ltd. Ifwhathashappenedcanbeestablishedtobewithoutanyfaultofthecus-tomer'sactions, LyraCo., Ltd. mayreinstatewarrantyandserviceprivi-leges, andinsomecasesoffertorebuildthecartridgetogenuineLyraspecatanominalcharge.Inthecaseoffaultypartsandworkmanship, LyraCo., Ltd. mayrepairorreplacethefaultycartridgeatitsowndiscretion. However, ifaproblemclearlycanbetracedtoanimpactbetweenthecartridge'scantileverand/orstylusandaforeignobject(likeaphonographrecordorapartoftheturntable), therepairand/orrebuildofthecartridgewillnotbeacceptedasawarrantycase, butwillbechargedaccordingtotheworkinvolved. Thecauseisalmostalwaysapparentafterstudyingthecan-tilever/styluswithamicroscope.SpecificationsforLyraKleosSL:Designer: JonathanCarrBuilder: YoshinoriMishima(finalbuild, testing),AkikoIshiyama(preliminarybuild)Type: Mediumweight, mediumcompliance, low-impedancemovingcoilcartridgeFrequencyrange: 10Hz
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50kHzChannelseparation: 35dBorbetterat1kHzCantileversystem: SolidboronrodwithLyra-designedlong-footprintline-contactstylus(3μmx70μm, slot-mounted) andone-pointsuspen-sion, directlymountedtocartridgebodyCoil: 6-Nhigh-puritycopper, 2.7ohmsinternalimpedanceOutputvoltage: 0.25mV@5cm/sec. (CBStestrecord, othertestrecordsmayalterresults)Compliance: Approx. 12×10 cm/dyneat100HzVerticaltrackingangle: 20 degreesCartridgebody: One-piecemachiningfromsolid7075 alloybillet, withfocussed-pressureheadshellcontactarea, andresonance-controllingmechanismCartridgeweight(withoutstyluscover): 8.8gRecommendedtrackingforce: 1.7
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1.8g(1.75gpreferred)RecommendedloaddirectlyintoMCphonoinput:86.6ohms
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47kohm(determinebylistening, orfollowdetailedguidelinesabove)Recommendedloadviastep-uptransformer: 5
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15ohm(step-uptrans- former'soutputmustbeconnectedto47kohmMM-levelRIAAinput)Recommendedtonearm: High-qualitypivotedorlinear(tangential) tonearmwithprecisionbearing(s), adjustableanti-skatingforce, preferablyVTAadjustmentLyraCo., Ltd.Tokyo, Japanfax: +81-3-3327-9965e-mail: lyra@gol.comweb: http://www.lyraaudio.comAllserviceofLyraphonocartridgesistogothroughthedistrib-utorofthecountrywherethecartridgewaspurchased. NeversendyourcartridgedirectlytoLyraforservice& repairunlessyouhaveobtainedpriorauthorization.Parallel
