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| Denon DL-103R Wood Body Mod Hdm: I think we are on the same page here, time will probably tell whether or not I find the panzer 103R lacking in detail.I've gone through the stages with the 103R. When I initially put the stock cartridge in my system I thought it was awesome -... | |
| Denon DL-103R Wood Body Mod Hdm, since I now have the panzerholz on my turntable and prefer it to the ebony, I suppose I could send the latter off to be retipped. Here's the thing though: firstly I find the detail of the uwe cartridges more than adequate. Secondly, I strongl... | |
| Denon DL-103R Wood Body Mod 07-10-10: GadflyI will really test my opinion when I finally pack this ebony 103 off to SS. Now, with the elliptical I feel no loss of detail. I mean I do not crave for more. Very satisfactory.I'm absolutely amazed at the level of detail available... | |
| Denon DL-103R Wood Body Mod My experience with the Uwe Panzerholz body was the exact opposite of Dave's above.I have both Ebony and Panzerholz Uwe bodies and both have enhanced the openness and transparency of the 103R's I've installed in them. Both wooded 103R's sound beaut... | |
| Denon 103r ???? Tony,I've had a few static issues with my 103R recently - never had this problem with any cartridge before (including the 103R). I wondered if the insulating properties of the wood body (along with dry winter spell) was adding to the problem. In m... | |
| Denon 103r ???? 06-20-10: Rower30........So far, the stock 103R is the WORST MC cartridge I've listened to and owned, even in the "right" tonearm. Oh it was better in a heavier arm, but I don't care about "better". I need it to sound "right". My old Denon 103D, a... | |
| Denon 103r ???? 06-17-10: ThekongHave to agree with 213cobra that the 103R is one fine cartridge. I have compared it with some much more expensive cartridges, like the VDH Colibri Platinum and the Ortofon A90, in my system. Is the 103R as good as the other cartri... | |
| Denon 103r ???? FWIW, (and yes I know this is not an indicator of sound quality) I just tested the resonant frequencies, lateral and vertical, for the Uwe 103R in my 14gm effective mass Phantom II.Test record was the HFN&RR, which has a low frequency sweep wi... | |
| Denon 103r ???? Phil, I'm sure you know this....it gets repeated ad nauseam on this and other forums....but Denon specs their cartridge compliances at 100Hz - not the 10Hz typical of most manufacturers. The 103R has a compliance at 10Hz of around 9cm/dyne - maybe... | |
| Ortofon A90 with Graham Phantom 05-21-10: SmoffattThanks for all the responses and tips. I have installed 2 little brass washers between the A90 and the headshell and tighten it down. I will give it a listen.The cartridge is now perfectly level as none of the 3 tabs are touching... | |
| Ortofon A90 with Graham Phantom 05-20-10: Stanwal.......Naive of me to expect a $4K cartridge and a $5K arm to work together. BTW Stan, just to be clear, the A90 and the Phantom work beautifully together. I didn't think twice about the positioning of the 3rd ridge when hooking u... | |
| Ortofon A90 with Graham Phantom 05-20-10: DownunderPaul, that explains the difference.Smoffat and yourself have Phantom II's. I have mark1 and the left side of the headshell is symetrical with the right, hence their being a gap on both back ridges with mine.Yes Shane, I thought ... | |
| Ortofon A90 with Graham Phantom Smoffatt,If like Stringreen you 'worry' that the bumps are not all under the headshell there may be another option. Assuming your Phantom has the SME base, you could slide the base a few mm rearwards and move the cartridge forward in the slots to ... | |
| Ortofon A90 with Graham Phantom 05-20-10: DownunderI have a Phantom and A90 and I know the problem you are experiencing. I also use the mint tractor. The phantom is wide but not very deep, so it is impossible for all 3 ridges to be in contact with the headshell, only the front r... | |
| Phantom B44 overhang concern When I align my Ortofon A90 in the Phantom with the mint - or the Graham protractor - it ends up in a very similar position to your Shelter. Same with the Ortofon Jubilee.The Denon 103R on the other hand is positioned mid-way in the headshell slot... |