Denon 103 Vinyl Engine

A world renowned killer mc cartridge and an amazing value for the money.

Denon 103 vinyl engine.

The denon dl 103r is an updated version of the classic award winning dl 103. Audio lovers will delight with detail that is brought out by this outstanding phono cartridge. I have a vas modified 103 with elliptical stylus and a 103 shibata retip by cartridge retipping. It presents a series of audio compromises that some just can t stomach.

Technics sl 1200 manual direct drive turntable vinyl engine this suggests that the compliance of the 103 and 103r are 5x 10 6cm dyne but goes on to say that denon publishes their dynamic compliance specifications relative to 100hz. My favorite cartridges now are denon 103. The 103 certainly divides opinion and it s easy to see why. Dl 103 works best with an sut i use denon au 320.

With the stock dl 103 using denon s spec d compliance 100hz. Denon dl 103 owners manual service manuals and schematics are for reference only and the vinyl engine bears no responsibility for errors or other inaccuracies. The actual compliance at 10hz will be higher. The official denon website features information about denon consumer electronics products including multi room sound systems home theater systems hi fi components compact systems and headphones.

I owned a dl 110 which is not as good as the 103. Click in this section and go to vinyl engine for information on denon cartridges and the many 103 versions. Yamaha a s2100 yamaha cds2100 pioneer pl 530 with denon 103 audio technica at144mla ortofon om10. This website is not affiliated with or sponsored by.

The pdf files are provided under strict licence. According to the resonance chart on vinyl engine everything checked out and again sounds fantastic. 28 5g effective tone arm mass 8 5g cartridge weight 5g fastener weight 5 compliance resonance is 11 6hz. All have good and bad points.

All with audio technica pure copper cart wires axiom audio m60 speakers and mix of media and monster cables. The denon 103 of which the 103r is a variant is a stereo classic dating back to 1962 and more or less continuously available to its adoring fans to the bafflement of its many detractors. Reproduction without prior permission or for financial gain is strictly prohibited.