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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
When it first came out in the 80's Harry Pearson of TAS rated it extremely high and, IIRC, claimed it had the best bass compared to many other much more expensive cartridges.
Its reputation started off there and has continued. Again, memory is a bit faded, but I believe HP liked the conical stylus version over the elliptical, FWIW.
Of course, YMMV
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IIRC, HP was in love with the Decca 4RC, for at least a few years. That cartridge has/had a "spherical" stylus. Perhaps that's the one you have in mind.
The Dl-103 didn't come out in the 80's it came out in the 60's for broadcast use. It wasn't until later the audiophile community heard it and started embracing it. Probably as you said when Harry Pearson reviewed it....
You're right: I became aware of it in the 80's, come to think of it,and it was already an ancient design. Denon had already come out with the 301's and later models
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