The cantilever, coils, and diamond were all either
developed especially for the Olympos or adopted from
the later LYRA cartridge developments. As with the
Titan design, the boron cantilever was diamond
coated, and the main structure machined from a sold
block of titanium. However, neither of these parts
could be lifted directly from the Titan, so a new
design had to be developed for the Olympos.
The Olympos is the only current LYRA cartridge that retains a traditional single magnet with fore and aft polepiece structure.
The original run of 10 Olympos cartridges sold out on introduction in 2002. We subsequently discovered that it would be possible to produce more Olympos cartridges if an original Parnassus cartridge is used as a “donor”. From the donor we recycle only the platinum-iron magnets and 5N iron polepieces. To date approximately 60 Olympos cartridges have been produced.
As each Olympos is a one-off bespoke model, custom versions including Olympos SL (lower output) and Olympos Mono have also been produced. However, an Olympos cannot simply be ordered up from your LYRA retailer; LYRA can only make an Olympos when a donor Parnassus cartridge is provided.
The Olympos is the only current LYRA cartridge that retains a traditional single magnet with fore and aft polepiece structure.
The original run of 10 Olympos cartridges sold out on introduction in 2002. We subsequently discovered that it would be possible to produce more Olympos cartridges if an original Parnassus cartridge is used as a “donor”. From the donor we recycle only the platinum-iron magnets and 5N iron polepieces. To date approximately 60 Olympos cartridges have been produced.
As each Olympos is a one-off bespoke model, custom versions including Olympos SL (lower output) and Olympos Mono have also been produced. However, an Olympos cannot simply be ordered up from your LYRA retailer; LYRA can only make an Olympos when a donor Parnassus cartridge is provided.
OLYMPOS Specifications
Frequency range: 10 Hz - 50 kHz
Cantilever system: Diamond coated boron rod cantilever, and natural diamond, Ogura-manufactured, LYRA original line-contact stylus (3 x 70 micrometers profile).
Channel separation: 35 dB or better at 1kHz
Internal impedance: 5.5 ohms
Output voltage: 0.3 mV (5.0cm/sec., zero to peak, 45 degrees)
Cartridge weight (without stylus cover): 13.5 g
Compliance: Approx. 12 x 10-6 cm/dyne at 100Hz
Distance from centerline through mounting holes to stylus tip: 9.5 mm
Recommended tracking force: 1.6 - 1.75 g
Recommended impedance: 100 ohms to 47 kohms
Frequency range: 10 Hz - 50 kHz
Cantilever system: Diamond coated boron rod cantilever, and natural diamond, Ogura-manufactured, LYRA original line-contact stylus (3 x 70 micrometers profile).
Channel separation: 35 dB or better at 1kHz
Internal impedance: 5.5 ohms
Output voltage: 0.3 mV (5.0cm/sec., zero to peak, 45 degrees)
Cartridge weight (without stylus cover): 13.5 g
Compliance: Approx. 12 x 10-6 cm/dyne at 100Hz
Distance from centerline through mounting holes to stylus tip: 9.5 mm
Recommended tracking force: 1.6 - 1.75 g
Recommended impedance: 100 ohms to 47 kohms
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