Lyra-branded products are designed and manufactured by
Lyra Co., Ltd. of Japan and include a line of high-end MC phono cartridges
and other products related to phonograph record playback. Lyra has been
developing and producing MC phono cartridges since 1985. All products are
based on the designs & concepts of Jonathan Carr, and each Lyra
cartridge model is developed by Yoshinori Mishima who is also involved in
the assembly and tuning process of each and every sample.
The Lyra range of cartridges are of advanced design,
employ modern
high-tech materials, and are built to stringent high-precision
standards. At the same time, each sample is voiced like a fine
musical instrument by its builder, Yoshinori Mishima - employing a
voicing process which he develops specifically for each cartridge
model.
Mishima's hand-voicing procedures also enable him to
compensate for
variations between individual cartridge units of the same type. The
aim is to produce each sample as uniform to the reference performance
and sound of each model as possible. Every cartridge is listened to
by Mishima repeatedly during the final adjustment and voicing process.
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