![]() ![]() ![]() Overviewĭespite the compact box and minimal front-panel controls, there’s actually quite a lot going on inside the Lyra, all organised via the same software control panel as supplied with the Orpheus and Titan. Both Lyra models share the same converters, clocking, USB interface and preamp technology as the Titan and Atlas models and, as the Lyra 2 is the more comprehensively equipped, that’s the model I was loaned for this review. I previewed these two Lyra interfaces back in the November 2012 edition of SOS, just before the product’s official launch, but three years on we thought it time to revisit these interfaces to see how they have developed, and to run some bench tests. The Lyra 2 looks very similar, but expands on its sibling’s capability with two full-function (mic/instrument/line) inputs and four analogue outputs, plus both optical and coaxial S/PDIF (the latter also accepting and generating AES3, if required), ADAT and an Ethernet port (see below) for digital I/O. The baby of the family is the Lyra 1 which features one mic/line and one instrument/line input, with two analogue outputs plus optical S/PDIF digital I/O. In contrast, the two compact Lyra models are both half-width 1U interfaces, yet they still manage to offer a remarkably comprehensive range of facilities. The larger Atlas model is the same core product but expanded to provide eight preamps in a larger, 2U case. ![]() ![]() So, the Titan is essentially an updated USB 2 version of the Orpheus, in the same 1U rack case with four mic preamps. Importantly, although the original Orpheus is an eight-channel Firewire interface, all of these newer models are USB 2 interfaces. These include the Titan and larger Atlas, as well as the smaller Lyra 1 and 2 interfaces. When Prism Sound released the Orpheus interface in 2008 it set new standards for quality, capability, and convenience, and a small family of closely related products has followed in its wake. Prism Sound need no introduction, such is the company’s reputation in high-end converter technology. Prism Sound’s Lyra brings the quality of their Orpheus and Titan interfaces within reach of lesser mortals. ![]()
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