Lyra Kleos SL User manual

Lyra Kleos SL Instructions, Edition 1ThankyouforpurchasingtheKleosSLmovingcoilphonocartridge, madebyLyraCo., Ltd. Japan. Pleasefollowtheseinstructionscarefully. Usesepa-ratelyavailableturntableandcartridgeset-uptoolslikeprecisionbubblelevel, alignmenttemplate(thatallowsdirectvisualalignmentofcantileverandstylus), stylusforcegauge, andfollowtheset-upinstructionsincludedwithyourtonearm.PleasenoticethattheKleosSLdoesnothavethelettersSLprintedonthecartridge, soitisnecessarytolookattheserialnumberlocatedonthewhiteoutputpinblockforidentification. AKleosSLwillhavetheletteringKSLfollowedbya3 digitnumber.(AregularKleoshasKLplus3 digit, andaKleosMonohasKMplus3 digits.)TonearmchoiceKleosSLisdesignedforusewithhigh-qualitytonearmsthatplacethecar-tridge/tonearmlow-frequencyresonantpointbetween8
〜 12Hz. Avoidton-earmswithlooseoroverlytightbearings, alsoavoidthosewithundampedliftmechanisms, sincethesecan"drop" KleosSLontotheLPandshortenthesuspensionlifespan.PhonostageandloadingConnecttonearmcablestoRIAA-equalizedphonoinputdesignedfordirectusebylow-outputMCcartridges(0.25mVoutputvoltageorless). Ifphonostageinputimpedanceisadjustable, settingloadingbyearshouldbesuffi-cient, with47kohmashighestand86.6 ohmsaslowestvalues.Forlistenersinterestedinmathematicallycorrectinputloading, thevaluedependsonthetotalcapacitancebetweenKleosSLandphonostage(com-prisedmostlybythetonearmcable). Notethat"inputloading" oflow-impedancecartridgeshascomparativelylesstodowiththecartridgeandismoreabouttamingRFenergywhichcouldotherwisetriggernon-linearitiesinthephonostageandgenerateintermodulationdistortion. SincedifferentphonostageshavedifferenttolerancesforRFenergy, thebest-soundingloadingvaluewillvarydependingontonearmcableandphonostage.Youmaytrysettingyourphonostage'sloadingaccordingtothefollowingnumberpairs. However, thisdatawascalculatedfortheregular0.5mVout-put, 5.4 ohmsKleosversion, andatthetimeofcreatingthismanual, nocor-respondingdatahadbeengeneratedfortheKleosSL, sopleaselookatthedataonlyasanindicationforreference.Ineachpair, thefirstnumberisthetotalcapacitancebetweenKleosandphonostage(inpicofarads), thesecondnumberisthecorrespondingopti-malimpedancerange: 50pF
− 523 〜 274ohm, 100pF − 383 〜 205ohm, 150pF − 316
〜 169ohm, 200pF − 280 〜 147ohm, 250pF − 249 〜 133ohm, 300pF − 232 〜 121ohm,350pF
− 215 〜 110ohm, 400pF − 200 〜 105ohm, 450pF − 191 〜 100ohm, 500pF − 182
〜 95.3ohm, 550pF − 174 〜 91ohm, 600pF − 165 〜 86.6ohm. IneachpairthefirstnumberisselectedtosuppressanypeaksatRFfrequenciestoabout3dB(whichshouldbeacceptabletonearlyallphonostages), whilethesecondnumberwillgive0dB(atthecostofslightlypoorerphaseresponseandreduceddynamics).Ifyoudonotknowtheprecisecapacitanceofyourtonearmcable, 100pFpermeterisstandard, whilelow-capacitancecableislikelytobearound50pFpermeter(wedonotrecommendhigh-capacitancecable). Asapproxi-mateloadingfigureswesuggest523ohmsfor1mlow-capacitancecable,442ohmsfor1.5mlow-capacitancecable, 383ohmsfor1mstandardcableor2mlow-capacitancecable, 316ohmsfor1.5mstandardcableor3mlow-capacitancecable, 280ohmsfor2mstandardcableor4mlow-capacitancecable, 232ohmsfor3mstandardcable, and200ohmsfor4mstandardcable.IfyourphonostageismadeforMMcartridges, useanadditionalhead-amporstep-uptransformerbetweenKleosSLand47kohmMMphonoinput(iftransformer, itmustbeofatypededicatedtocartridgesof10ohmsorless,andshouldbeconnectedtoyourphonostagewithlow-capacitancecable).TurntablelevellingConfirmwithabubblelevel(alargemachinist'slevelisbest) thattheturntableisabsolutelyhorizontal.MechanicalinstallationKleosSL'sthreadedmountingscrewholesaremetricJIS-standardM2.6pitch0.45 andpreferablyshouldbeusedwithoneofthethreedifferentsizesofstainlesssteelscrews(andmatchinghexagonalwrench) supplied.Don'tuseotherscrewsunlesstheyareconfirmedsuitablebyLyraoritsdis-tributor, asthewrongthreadsizemaydamageKleosSL'sbody. Ifthethreadsizeiscorrect, changingthescrewheadshapeandmaterialwillaffectthesound, andexperimentingcanbefun. Nonetheless, thesuppliedscrewsaremadeofanon-standardstainless-steelalloywhichinourexperi-encegivesthebestsonicresultswithKleosSL. Thetonearmheadshellmusthavenon-threadedholesorslotsthatareaccessiblefromabove.ElectricalconnectionsConnectthered(R＋) andgreen(RG−) aswellaswhite(L＋) andblue(LG−) outputpinsattherearofKleosSLtotonearm(orheadshell) lead-wires. Matcheachcoloredtonearmlead-wirecliptothecorrespondinglycoloredcartridgeoutputpin. KleosSL'sred-greenpinsoutputtherightchannelsignal, thewhite-bluepinsoutputtheleftchannelsignal.TheoutputpinsoftheKleosSLareplatinum-platedforsuperiorsoundandessentiallymaintenance-freeoperation.StylusguardRemovestyluscoveronlyafterprovisionallyinstallingKleosSLinyourton-earm(orheadshell). Graspbothsidesofstyluscoverandgentlypullitstraightforwardtowardsthefrontofthecartridgeandandthenaway, whilewatchingthecantileverassemblycloselytoavoidanycontactbetweencan-tileverandstyluscover, orbetweencantileverandyourfingers.StylusandcantileveralignmentStylusandcantileveralignmentadjustmentsintheheadshellshouldbedonewithaseparatelyavailabletemplate(set-uptool) andastylusforcegauge. KleosSL' longfootprintline-contactstylusisveryrevealing, andcarefulsetup(werecommendBaerwaldorLofgrenAalignment) willberewardedwithbettersound.KleosSLincorporatesanother, simplerstylusalignmentmethod. TheKleosSLbodyhasa1.02mmholedrilleddirectlyabovethestylus, andthiscanbeusedwithcompatibletonearms, witha1mmhole(US60 gaugeor0.040inch) drilledthroughtheheadshellatthepositionwhichgivesoptimaltrackingofthestylus. Obtaina1mmdrillbit(orUS60 gaugeor0.040inch), andpushthedullendintothe1mmheadshellholesothatitpro-trudesby5
〜 6mmfromtheheadshellunderside. Securedrillwithclayorputtysothatitdoesn'tslip(butcanstillmoveifpushedupvertically).MountKleosSLtoheadshellsothattheprotrudingdrillshaftfitsintothe1.02mmholeintheKleosSLbody. Dothisslowlyandcarefully, sinceyoucouldscratchtheKleosSLbodyifyoupushordragwhenitisnotalignedwithdrillshaft. OnceKleosSLisflushwiththeheadshellunderside, installandtightenthetwo2.6mmmountingscrews. Feelfreetoalsouseasepa-ratetemplatetoverifythatcantileverisperpendiculartoLPgrooveatnullpoints(normally66.0 and120.9 mmfromtheLPcenter). Finally, removedrillshaft. Thisprocedureshouldalignstylusto＋/−0.3mmaccuracy.●RED: R＋●GREEN: RG−●WHITE: L＋●BLUE: LG−RLRGLG⇦ (Remove)MADE IN JAPAN
Drillbitsharpend2.6mmpitch0.45 screws1mmdrillbitAlignmentholeinheadshellfor 1mmor#60 drillbitDrill bitdull end, letprotrudeby5〜6mm1.02mmholeinKleosbodyCarefullyalignandfit1.02mmholeinKleosbodyoverprotrudingdullendofdrillbitRemovedrillbitaftercartridgeisalignedandscrewstightened

TrackingforceNotethatKleosSLfeaturesanewhigh-performanceasymmetricaldamp-ingsystem, designedtomakethesignalcoilspreciselyparalleltothefrontandrearmagnetsduringplay. Thisangleisaffectedbythetrackingforce, andwestronglyadvisenottodeviatebeyondour1.7
〜 1.8gguide-lines. Settingthetrackingforcesothatthecantileverisexactlyperpendi-culartotheredfrontmagnetcarrierduringplayshouldresultinlargestdynamicrangeandbestsound.HighertrackingforcemayallowKleosSLtobettertrackaudiophiletestrecordsorextreme"trackingobstacle" records, butthisisnoguaranteeforbestsoundonnormalmusicLPs. Alsonotethatambienttempera-turesmayaffecttheoptimaltrackingforce. Ifthetemperaturedropsyoumayfindthatthetrackingforceshouldberaisedalittle, andifthetem-peratureincreases, slightlyreducingthetrackingforcemaygivebettersound.VTARegardingVTA, yourtonearmshouldhaveaVTAadjuster. Ifnot, youwillneedtoraiseandlowerthetonearmpivotbyhand. Usingastackofplayingcardswillhelpyoumonitorthetonearm'sheightduringVTAadjustments. Withrecommendedtrackingforceapplied(1.7
〜 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
〜 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
〜 1.8g(1.75gpreferred)RecommendedloaddirectlyintoMCphonoinput:86.6ohms
〜 47kohm(determinebylistening, orfollowdetailedguidelinesabove)Recommendedloadviastep-uptransformer: 5
〜 15ohm(step-uptrans- former'soutputmustbeconnectedto47kohmMM-levelRIAAinput)Recommendedtonearm: High-qualitypivotedorlinear(tangential) tonearmwithprecisionbearing(s), adjustableanti-skatingforce, preferablyVTAadjustmentLyraCo., Ltd.Tokyo, Japanfax: [phone]e-mail: [e-mail]: http://www.lyraaudio.comAllserviceofLyraphonocartridgesistogothroughthedistrib-utorofthecountrywherethecartridgewaspurchased. NeversendyourcartridgedirectlytoLyraforservice& repairunlessyouhaveobtainedpriorauthorization.Parallel