Denon 103r ????


I have made some improvement to my 103r, but am still getting tonal imbalance with this cartridge.
It's too bright and edgy on some recordings!
At times it sounds incredible, excellent imaging and sound stage.
What do I do though to tame down the brightness. Change the tracking force a bit or tracking angle, change the loading, impedence or capacitance. Add more tonearm bearing fluid or remove?
pedrillo

Showing 4 responses by mapman

"goose bumps"

I'll vouch that the 103R is quite capable of that on a regular basis.
Mine sounds fantastic. Not strident at all, in fact quite the opposite.

Go figure?
"The 103R has a compliance at 10Hz of around 9cm/dyne - maybe more - which means it tracks and behaves quite well in typical medium mass arms."

That would explain why it seems to work quite well on my Linn Basik tonearm. I know when I bought the 103R I was not totally convinced that my tonearm was a good match, but once I heard the results there has been little doubt. I'm sure I could do better in regards to matching cart and tonearm, but it is a non-issue for me because the results currently are splendid.