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Tonearm for Denon DL-103R
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Posted on November 26, 2009 at 09:11:31 | ||
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I just purchased a Denon DL-103R cartridge and started to research a tonearm and got confused. The specification for compliance at 5 appears to be closer to 9 instead according to some people who say the way that Denon specifies compliance in a different way than other manufacturers. The fact is that with the value of 5 a compatible tonearm that will produce a desirable resonance between 9 and 11 with this cartridge is very difficult to find, EMT and Fidelity Research are the 2 that come to mind, and they are very expensive, but specially, these tonearms will limit you in turn in the ability to get cartridges in the future to a very few with probably very elevated prices. I know a lot has been said in this forum about the DL-103R but I would like to get information from owners with successful systems that will guide me better to buy a new or used tonearm, I am interested in all prices to be able to make an educated decission. 6 Moons reviewed the Denon DL-103R with an Origin Live Silver 3, go figure, I saw other comments from people using the SME 5 and other medium mass tonearms. |
RE: Tonearm for Denon DL-103R, posted on November 26, 2009 at 12:34:51 | |
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FR-64, FR-64s
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IIRC, the Sumiko HS-12 is 11-12 g /nt\, posted on November 26, 2009 at 13:36:46 | |
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Try an AT-1005 it works extremely well with a DL-103R, posted on November 26, 2009 at 17:21:04 | |
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Location: Montreal, Quebec Joined: October 25, 2000 |
I have one and it is a great match |
RE: Agree x 2!, posted on November 26, 2009 at 20:24:23 | |
Thomas Schick - his arm is a great match for the 103R. Pete |
Jelco SA-750L 12" tonearm., posted on November 27, 2009 at 10:17:51 | |
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Jelco are currently making a highly polished version of this arm for Ortofon and it sells for about €1,600. Jelco's own derivative sells for about $400 to $600, depending on where you get them. You would need the heavier counterweight, but then will have a choice of two. Big J "... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms." |
RE: Ditto the Jelco 750D, posted on November 27, 2009 at 14:21:14 | |
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Are you using the heavier counterweight in your setup? |
RE: Jelco SA-750L 12" tonearm., posted on November 28, 2009 at 04:57:56 | |
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26 grams effective mass according to the seller in Audiogon. |
RE: Audio Technica ATP-12T, posted on November 28, 2009 at 05:06:23 | |
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what is the effective mass? |