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LYRA - HELIKON MC PHONO CARTRIDGE

Stereophile 'Class A' Rated, The Absolute Sound Editor's Choice Award winner, HiFi+ magazine's Analog Product of the Year, and the list goes on and on! Why is everyone so excited about the Lyra Helikon? We'll tell you why: nothing else has this level of resolution and detail retrieval! It's a serious all-around performer; all the speed and accuracy you expect from Lyra, combined with a musical presentation all analog lovers crave! Smooth, transparent and ultra-detailed: what more could anyone ask for? How about three difference Helikon choices: the Helikon Standard has an output of 0.5mV, the Helikon SL has a .23mV output and is slightly more refined in its presentation and the Helikon Mono will transform your entire collection of mono LPs! Our highest recommendation!

Specifications for Lyra Helikon:
Cartridge total weight: 8.0 grams
Internal impedance: 5.5 ohms
Stylus: 0.08x0.12x0.5 mm natural diamond shank, Ogura PA line-contact profile (3x30um) Cantilever: 0.3mm diameter solid boron circular rod
Recommended tracking force: 1.6-1.75 grams
Compliance: Approx. 12 x 10 x (1/1000000)/dyne at 100 Hz
Channel separation: More than 35 dB at 1 kHz
Frequency range: 10Hz - 50kHz
Output voltage: 0.5 mV 
Recommended load: 100 ohms - 47 kOhms
Recommended load (step-up transformer): 4 - 10 ohms
*Measured at 3.54 cm/sec, zero to peak, 45degrees (normal Lyra measurement scale)