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Post by Chris on Jun 4, 2024 9:45:10 GMT -5
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Post by gstolovy on Jun 7, 2024 16:33:41 GMT -5
About 10 years ago I experimented with the fairly common mod of removing DL-103Rs from the OEM case and inserting or potting into a various (heavier) third-party wood and metal cases, such as the Paradox Pulse. You have to be very careful not to damage the wiring when doing this by hand. To my ears there was some improvement over stock, but generally not as good as almost any modern microline, replicant, or Shibata diamond. Because I have a setup with two tonearms and a two-input switchable phono stage with separate gains controls it was easy to do real-time A/B comparison (once levels are equalized). There were rare cases when the wear pattern on used vinyl was such that the DL-103R sounded better. I don't have one any more, but the 103R is still one of the few decent cartridges you can source new on Amazon for $500 making it a good candidate for experimentation.
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