LYRA's flagship model , the Titan i represents the
culmination of Jonathan Carr’s fourth generation
designs. The entire main structure is machined from a
single piece of titanium alloy, which has been curved
and shaped in a manner calculated to minimize any
potential standing waves, internal reflections or
resonances.
This microscopic attention to detail has been extended to the interior body structures, which are too intricate to be formed by mechanical means. A process known as electrical discharge machining is used, not only because of its ability to fashion complex shapes, but also because it is a non-contact process, and therefore does not create any mechanical stresses in the machined structure. The superior rigidity afforded by the Titan i's solid, intricate, low-resonance body construction helps create a clearly defined reference pivot for the cantilever, which improves the conversion accuracy of mechanical vibrations into electrical signals.
A rigid titanium body also creates an efficient path for the vibrations from the stylus to be channeled away from the critical signal generator area and into the tonearm, where this energy can be dissipated effectively. The particular titanium alloy used has been chosen specifically for its low-level of self-resonances and advantageous sonic properties.
This microscopic attention to detail has been extended to the interior body structures, which are too intricate to be formed by mechanical means. A process known as electrical discharge machining is used, not only because of its ability to fashion complex shapes, but also because it is a non-contact process, and therefore does not create any mechanical stresses in the machined structure. The superior rigidity afforded by the Titan i's solid, intricate, low-resonance body construction helps create a clearly defined reference pivot for the cantilever, which improves the conversion accuracy of mechanical vibrations into electrical signals.
A rigid titanium body also creates an efficient path for the vibrations from the stylus to be channeled away from the critical signal generator area and into the tonearm, where this energy can be dissipated effectively. The particular titanium alloy used has been chosen specifically for its low-level of self-resonances and advantageous sonic properties.
The Titan i is fully nude design, with a body shape
that has been designed to minimize cavity resonances,
and also minimize the presence of conductive
materials in the vicinity of the magnetic gap and
signal generator coils. For similar reasons, the
front magnet carrier of the Titan i is both
non-magnetic and non-conductive. This non-conductive,
nude construction prevents the formation of
dynamically induced variable eddy currents that would
otherwise interfere with the primary magnetic field
and distort the signal generation process