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In Reply to: RE: What makes the Denon DL-103 so special? posted by lesleymorley@yahoo.com on September 21, 2014 at 15:08:37
It's a bit rolled off on top and bass detail isn't the greatest, but it does the "meat of the music" justice. I own two 103s. One stock and the other in a Uwe ebony wood body.
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I just ordered a DL-103 from a seller on Ebay.
You inmates have done an excellent job of describing this component, and gave me the encouragement I needed to go ahead and order one.
Thanks to all.
They will work in most arms, but if the one you will be using is lower mass (below 12 g or so) try to use a heavier headshell (Sumiko HS-12?) or add a headshell weight to up the effective mass a bit.
My 103s sounded OK in the arm on my SL-1200 MKII (12 g mass), but much better on the Jelco arm (around 20 g with HS-12 headshell) on my Thorens table.
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Lesley,
You've made a wise choice. Please post a follow up after break in.
Enjoy,
Al
No offense guys but if you could list the arms you are using with the 103 it would add a lot of validity to your opinions.
The idea that it gets the midrange right is fine,but my experience has been that it does a lot better than that.
I am using a Analog Instruments 12" uni pivot arm with the SoundSmith brass weighted screws.
This arm is on the heavy side and matches perfectly with the SS 103Gold.
it's about the music
total effective mass is in the 20 g range.
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countertenor,
You post here like you're the ultimate authority on the 103 cartridge making your pronouncements from on high, but it turns out that all you've accomplished is to continue spreading falsehoods and old-wives tales.
On top of that, you ask other Inmates to list the arms that they're using to "add a lot of validity to your opinions." Like many others on this Forum my gear is listed in detail on the Inmates Systems section and I dislike redundancy. Why didn't you try looking up this information before asking? Or do you merely enjoy shooting your mouth off in your vain attempt to showcase your supposed knowledge?
Al
I am sorry you took my posts so personally. I had no intention of malice to you or anyone on this site.
it's about the music
103 is a great cartridge. I had one for years now it's worn out. Consider to have it retipped. It sounded great in my Ortofon AS 212 arm, which is fairly heavy. It's great for rock music due to it's great midrange and good bass performance. Less good with big classical things like symphonies and opera. If you have a good heavy arm and a decent trafo or head amp with 100 ohm you should try it.
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