{"product_id":"lyra-atlas-moving-coil-cartridge","title":"Lyra Atlas Lambda Moving Coil Cartridge","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLyra Atlas Lambda Moving Coil Cartridge\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStereophile Class A Rated AND The Absolute Sound's Golden Ear Award winner!\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cfigure style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eThe Lyra Atlas transmitted and released energy with alarming speed, leaving no residue to rattle around, repeat, cloud, or confuse the next musical instant. Images just 'popped' in space. Bass, taut and nimble, dug all the way down. The Atlas's overall sound was positively effortless.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e— MICHAEL FREMER, STEREOPHILE\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eThis is a stunning achievement, an explosively dynamic cartridge that boasts rock-solid imaging and a smooth treble. It also plumbs the nether regions with tremendous accuracy. Whether it is playing a Beethoven sonata or Miles Davis on 'My Funny Valentine,' there is nothing lightweight about its performance. The Atlas has game...not a cartridge that will leave you shrugging your shoulders, but, rather, gaping in amazement.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e— THE ABSOLUTE SOUND, GOLDEN EAR AWARD\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1564\/1247\/files\/STRP-RECCOMP-ClassA-Logo_medium.jpg?v=1535067133\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLyra\u003c\/span\u003e's new flagship phono cartridge, the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas\u003c\/span\u003e, features a revolutionary new asymmetric design. By literally misplacing the \"barriers\" to great sound that are present in every other cartridge today, the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLyra Atlas\u003c\/span\u003e achieves a number of important performance benefits. Different-shaped structures on the left and right sides of the cartridge body suppress the formation of standing waves within, resulting in a significant reduction of resonance-induced colorations. Music comes through the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas \u003c\/span\u003ewith a greater purity and sense of purpose than standard-model MC cartridges are capable of producing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas\u003c\/span\u003e's asymmetric construction offsets the front magnet carrier and its associated mounting system so that it is no longer in line with the cantilever assembly. This opens up a direct, solid path between the cantilever assembly and tonearm headshell so that vibrations from the cantilever can be quickly drained away once they have been converted into electrical signals, again suppressing induced resonances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas \u003c\/span\u003euses \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLyra\u003c\/span\u003e's \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\"New Angle\" technology\u003c\/span\u003e, which mechanically pre-biases the signal coils so that they are perfectly aligned to the front and rear magnets when LP playback takes place. This equalizes out discrepancies in vertical and horizontal compliance, and enables the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas\u003c\/span\u003e's coils to move with equal ease in all directions for optimal performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLyra \u003c\/span\u003eremains the only cartridge manufacturer to mount the cantilever assembly directly into the cartridge body, thereby achieving a totally seamless, rigid connection between the cantilever assembly and headshell. The effectiveness of this system has been enhanced as a result of the asymmetrical structure of the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas\u003c\/span\u003e. Control over spurious resonance is further assisted by the use of a narrowed mounting area, which couples the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas \u003c\/span\u003emore tightly to the headshell and facilitates the transfer of vibrational energy into the tonearm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas \u003c\/span\u003eretains the yokeless dual magnet system, diamond-coated boron rod cantilever, and variable-radius line-contact stylus of the Titan, the rigidity of the double knife-edge cantilever assembly mounting structure has been increased, and the signal coil system is completely new. Rather than a square, the coil former is in the shape of an X, which allows each channel to operate with greater independence from the other. This gives better tracking, tighter channel matching, improved separation, and lower distortion due to crosstalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLyra \u003c\/span\u003ewas able to increase both the performance and efficiency of the generator coils. The \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas \u003c\/span\u003ehas 12% higher output voltage than the Titan, but accomplishes this while reducing the amount of wire in the coils by 22%. This reduction in mass further improves tracking performance, while the enhanced output and electrical characteristics allow phono stages to perform more efficiently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the Titan and Olympos, the hand-made \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas \u003c\/span\u003euses a body that is meticulously carved from a solid billet of titanium, through a process that involves both contact (for the exterior) and non-contact machining (for the interior body structures). By making most of the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAtlas\u003c\/span\u003e's body surfaces non-parallel (avoiding dimensions that are multiples of other dimensions), and adding a pre-stressed phase-interference resonance-controlling system, resonances have been further inhibited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium weight, medium compliance, low-impedance moving coil cartridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStylus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lyra-designed long-footprint variable-radius line-contact nude diamond (block dimensions 0.08w x 0.12d x 0.5h mm, profile dimensions 3um x 70um), slot-mounted\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCantilever system:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diamond-coated solid boron rod with short one-point wire suspension, directly mounted into cartridge body via high-pressure knife-edge system\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machined asymmetrical titanium with synthetic composite gemstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoils:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-layer deep, 6N high-purity copper, cross-shaped chemically-purified high-purity iron former, 4.2Ohm self-impedance, 11uH inductance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCartridge body:\u003c\/strong\u003e One-piece machining from solid titanium billet, with reduced-surface higher-pressure headshell contact area, predominately non-parallel and asymmetrical shaping, phase-interference resonance-controlling mechanism, and body threaded directly for mounting screws\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutput Voltage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 mV\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 Hz - 50 kHz\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChannel Separation:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026gt;30 dB at 1 kHz\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompliance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 12 x 10-6 cm\/dyne at 100 Hz\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCartridge Mounting Screws:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.6 mm 0.45 pitch JIS standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistance from Mounting Holes to Stylus Tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.5 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Tracking Force:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.62 g - 1.72 g\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Load:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104 Ohm - 887 Ohm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCartridge Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.6 g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lyra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21830861765,"sku":"LYRA ATLAS-LMDA","price":14500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1564\/1247\/products\/atlas-lambda_1_1.jpg?v=1741632572","url":"https:\/\/upscaleaudio.pro\/products\/lyra-atlas-moving-coil-cartridge","provider":"Upscale Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}