Why not try one of Zu Audio's versions? This will give you the 103 sound with more refinement at either extreme.
Read about a comparison here.
"Unless you had a chance to hear it, nothing prepares you for what doubling the cost but paying a still reasonable $439 gets you. The Zu-modified DL-103 has initially very little in common with the stock version and had I heard it blind, I would never have identified it as a DL-103. After a while, you will recognize the great tonal richness of the stock cart but what will be initially striking is the increased resolution, the almost absolute lack of distortion which results in deep wide staging and tremendous microdynamics. Leading edges are sharper but not aggressively so. The treble gains in resolution, extension and gets cleared from any compression you hear in the original. Keep the fun and tonal richness, push up accuracy, resolution and stereophonic effects orders of magnitude higher and you have an idea of what an extra $200 buys you. If you want to isolate some remaining weaknesses in the Zu-DL103, the bass definition remains somewhat looser than and not as deep as the pricier cartridges here and a hint of upper midrange glare remains. But you really have to be used to hearing it in the original to even notice it."
You have to write to them and get on the waiting list, as they produce them in batches.
Big J
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