Lyra Atlas

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Lyra
• Model: Atlas
• Years of manufacture:
• Made in: Japan
• Color: silver-gray with green
• Weight: 11,6 g
• Original price: approx. 8800,- Euro (MSRP, as of: 2015)

Technical Data

• Principle: Moving Coil (MC)
• Frequency response: 10 - 50,000 Hz
• Channel separation: > 35 dB (1 kHz)
• Channel balance:
• Crosstalk attenuation:
• Output voltage: 0.56 mV
• Terminating resistor: 104 - 88,700 Ohm
• Internal resistance: 4.2 Ohm
• Inductance: 11 µH
• Needle type: Long Footprint Line Contact (r/R: 3/70 µm), diamond-coated boron needle carrier
• Recommended contact force: 17.2 mN
• Needle compliance: 12 µm/mN (at 100 Hz)

Special Features

• One-piece asymmetrical titanium body

Remarks

Other models of the same series:

Reports

• Stereoplay issue 4/2012
  • Overall rating: very good, 88 points
  • Price/Performance: high-end

"With the Atlas electrodynamic transducer, Lyra Audio has an extremely fine piece of technology up its sleeve that will elevate any good turntable to new heights. The reproduction of records scores with a lot of details, a powerful bass and a high playability. Overall, the sound remains very natural. However, you have to dig deep into your pocket for the MC system, which might give one or two hi-fi lovers a bellyache."

• LP Issue 8/2012

"This is it. The pickup. The one that makes music as seized as if its life depended on it. The one who conveys the magic contained in the groove even to people who otherwise have nothing to do with magic."

Links

• Lyra Atlas