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Denon DL110 weight?

Sound Proof

Sound Proof

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I just received my new Denon DL110 cartridge. I have a Denon DP300F turntable, & I don't know whether to use the balancing weight that came with the cart or not. Has anyone else used this cart on a Denon table? Also, the instructions doesn't say anything about using a protractor. I downloaded one, but should I bother with it? The instructions seem pretty clear.
 
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Sound Proof said:
I just received my new Denon DL110 cartridge. I have a Denon DP300F turntable, & I don't know whether to use the balancing weight that came with the cart or not. Has anyone else used this cart on a Denon table? Also, the instructions doesn't say anything about using a protractor. I downloaded one, but should I bother with it? The instructions seem pretty clear.
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The DL-110 should have been shipped mounted on a plastic scale that was numbered and had increments that represent mm's. Find out what the overhang requirements are for your particular table and use the scale that came with the cart.

*edit* I just checked your deck specs. Set at 45 mm using the Denon plastic overhang tool that came with the cart.
 
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That guage to set the overhang only has a "50mm" marking. There's 3 more marks going up from that, and 3 marks going down from the 50mm marking. What are the increments in to set @ 45mm? Are they 1mm each?
 
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That guage to set the overhang only has a "50mm" marking. There's 3 more marks going up from that, and 3 marks going down from the 50mm marking. What are the increments in to set @ 45mm? Are they 1mm each?
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Yeah, I couldn't remember how many increments were on the guage. I believe they are 1mm increments. I wouldn't use the extra weight unless it is necessary. The 110 is light and use of the extra weight will depend on the arm and the size of the counterweight.
 
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The DL-110 is a lower compliance cartridge. I would use the weight if the tonearm is of the lighter variety. Most Dual arms, are ultra low mass, for example.
 
Well, I just took the old headshell off the arm & studied it for a moment. First of all, the gauge supplied with the new cart isn't going to work very well for 1: it is showing alignment for a straight headshell, (mine's angled), and 2: it isn't marked for the distance I need. So I did something really difficult (sarcasm here), I measured mine with a rule. The stylus on the old cartridge is about 1 3/4" from where the headshell mounts to the arm. So I'm going to go with that. I'm still not sure about whether to use the weight or not. I have no specs on this tonearm, & I'm not qualified enough to judge whether it's "light or heavy." I've set it up according to the manuals instructions, which makes it light as a feather parallel to the table. So here's what I thought about doing. I have a food scale that reads in grams. I'm going to weigh each cart. If the new cart is about the same weight as the old one, I won't use the weight. If it is extremely lighter, I will use the weight. Let's hope the battery is up in that scale, I haven't used it in years. What do you think?
 
Check the cartridge database on VE , might list the weight of both carts ? I know the Denon is light compared to most MM carts , at least mine is .
 
Well I set it up like I said in my last post. (for the record, weightwise, both carts felt about the same, actually the new dl110 felt slightly heavier). I zeroed the tonearm, added 1.8gr of weight, then set the anti-skate. I pulled out an old Steely Dan album & set the needle on Josie. NIGHT & DAY DIFFERENCE! I couldn't believe my ears. It was like I was living in 1978 again. The imaging was superb thru the old DBX 10's. I almost felt like I was in the studio with them. I did have to crank the volume a notch or so, but the sound was incredible. Many thanks to all who posted their opinions on this cartridge. I can understand your praise now.
 
Find a compliance calculator online. Find out the mass of the arm and headshell for your turntable. Add to this mass the cart and screw weight for the 110 and plug this sum into the compliance calculator. Weigh the supplied Denon weight, add this to the sum of the mass and plug this figure into the calculator. One will have a better result than the other.

Also just keep in mind that using the weight may slightly change your VTA.

Good luck!
 
DL-110
Specifications

Generating method: moving coil
Output voltage: 1.6mV
L/R sensitivity: within 1dB
L/R separation: more than 25dB
Electrical impedance: 160 ohms
Stylus tip: 0.1 x 0.2mm special elliptical diamond
Stylus force: 1.8g (+-0.3g)
Frequency range: 20Hz to 45kHz
Weight: 4.8g
Load resistance: more than 47kOhms

www.vinylengine.com/library/denon/dl-110.shtml

Denon DP300F
Specifications

Drive system: belt drive
Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
Wow and flutter: 0.10% wrms
Platter: diecast aluminium
Tonearm type: straight arm tube
Effective length: 221.5mm
Overhang: 19mm
Stylus pressure range: 0 to 4g
Cartridge weight range: 5 to 10g
Cartridge type: moving magnet
Tracking weight: 2g
Replacement stylus: DSN-85
Dimensions: 434 x 122 x 381mm
Weight: 5.5kg

www.vinylengine.com/library/denon/dp-300f.shtml

This should answer all of your questions and than some.
Hope this help
Regards
 
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