Lyra Erodion (ex-dem)

We’re reluctantly offering for sale our Lyra Erodion step-up transformer, now discontinued. Our unit, serial number 55, is in as-new condition, with all original packaging and documentation.

The Erodion is a no-compromise step-up transformer, designed to perform with Lyra and other cartridges with internal impedances of between 2 and 10 Ohms, although we’ve used it successfully with cartridges with internal impedances just under 2 Ohms (Lyra Atlas SL) and just over 10 Ohms (Denon DL-103R).

With a gain of 26 dB, the Erodion boosts the output of low-output, low-impedance moving-coil cartridges up to the standard 10 kOhms to 47 kOhms moving-magnet phono inputs of preamplifiers and phono stages. It performs virtually as a “straight wire with gain”, with zero colouration. When used with valve-based phono stages, it hugely reduces noise and “tube rush”.

Long one of our reference accessories here at Cool Gales. An indispensable addition for the finest analogue systems.