In fact we took my PSX apart and found that the selling price was roughly equal to the parts cost (admitedly Cyrus sources in quantity at lower cost. I also remember that the Cyrus PSXs sold for a lot less than the (ridiculously priced) Naim power supplies.
With the newer gear I think it powers the microcontroller and remote stuff, leaving the PSX to power the audio stages. When the PSX was connected to my cyrus 2 the internal power supply powered only the phono preamp. The add-on power supply was, in my opinion an extremely well thought out design, especially if you use the builtin (and very good) phono preamp. They are, however, very dynamic, and bursting with energy. Pay another 40 for a 2 if you have inefficient speakers or a MC cartridge. You'll have a fine amp of genuinely audiophile quality for £220 !
MISSION CYRUS 1 WHATHIFI PROFESSIONAL
My recommendation would be to pay around 100gbp for a 1 of any vintage, in good cosmetic condition and a further 120gbp for a professional service. Certain electrolytics will also be getting on a bit. Paradoxically the later metal cases break more easily earlier plastic cases.Įarlier models are easier to repair if a transistor should go, as they have an adjustable bias.įinally, they are all OLD and will have tarnished selector switches (though they are high quality Alps units) that need dismantling and chemically cleaning. Later models (issue 07 and final version with improved on switch) had better heatsinking and more robust circuit tracks, but the exact same circuit. They sound the same with MM and all other inputs. The only small 'budget' integrated amp I can think of would be the Myst tma3 but they are rare.Īpart from a bigger transformer, slightly bigger psu caps and a proper MC stage, the Cyrus 2 and Cyrus 1 have the same circuit. I'd say the Cyrus outperforms the Naim Nait. Front end is a mk6 Delphi/SME V/Lyra Delos. I use a 2 grand Tom Evans Groove Anniversary phono stage into a 5 grand Belles IA-01 amp and Proacs. The Cyrus sounds like it's from an entirely different class and strikes me as bargain for the prices they go for.Ĭouple of weeks ago I bought a cyrus 2 for another friend just getting back into vinyl now his kids are old enough not to wreck his tt. You could see why they sell for low prices s/h. I tried a few classic amps for him : a marantz pm40se, a rotel 840bx4 and a Pioneer A400. Recently I've bought a 1 for a good friend who runs an Oracle Delphi (!) through it powering Mission 753 floor standers into his huge converted church hall. Nothing came close for the prices Mission asked back then - £150 for the 1 and £300 for the 2. He bought a couple of used Cyrus 1s for his daughters, both still working well. I serviced it for him 2 months ago and was still impressed how good it sounded. I gave it to my brother who uses it to this day with his Linn LP12 Akito. 2 close friends chose Cyrus 1s at the same time.
I ran a Cyrus 2 (I wanted the high quality MC stage more than the bigger transformer) from 1986 to about 1992.
Thought I'd add my experiences of these as I, my family and friends have all had them, and I recently serviced 4 of them.
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