DL-103It's time for me to upgrade to a LOMC.
Cost wise from low to high, Denon 103, Denon 301, Denon 103R, which of those three would YOU get?
Don't know why these two are directly compared, I am assuming for one in the same turntable-tonearm combination?It's time for me to upgrade to a LOMC.
Cost wise from low to high, Denon 103, Denon 301, Denon 103R, which of those three would YOU get?
Then you somehow got a defective one, send it backThe high frequencies such as cymbals sounded veiled, rolled off and woolly on the standard 103.
The you somehow got a defective one, send it back
'Bout the millionth time I've read this almost identical characterization of this cartThe std. DL-103 doesn't have a lot of high frequency extension so some may think it is dull. After you get used to the sound of the cart. you don't even notice it. You just focus on the great mid-range and bass. I don't miss the high frequency extension at all. As a mater of fact I think that most carts. that the highs are extended sound un-natural. But that's just me and my tastes...
The you somehow got a defective one, send it back
I agree that the SD900 will out perform the 103, but the difference is quite subtle, just a bit of (what I call air or fine detail) that can only be heard on the better grades of speakers that are setup properly.. The chance of finding a Supex, is very rare, and the re-tip would cost another $400. Being the nut I am, i compared the 103 to an old Koetsu Rosewood Long Body, which is a slightly newer version of the Supex, and no matter how I setup the 103 it could not produce the realistic sound stage of the Koetsu.