The 103-SA costs money 'cause it's a limited-edition, numbered, wooden box type deal (personalized with your name on a plaque) to commemorate Denon having shipped 500,000 units of the 103 cartridge.
The extra weight is probably due to the blue fibreglass casing.
Note: the cartridge itself is really a 103R, with 6-nines copper in the coil and an internal impedance of 14 ohms instead of the regular 103's 40.
Also notable is the presence of tapped holes for the screws.
Patrick
The extra weight is probably due to the blue fibreglass casing.
Note: the cartridge itself is really a 103R, with 6-nines copper in the coil and an internal impedance of 14 ohms instead of the regular 103's 40.
Also notable is the presence of tapped holes for the screws.
Patrick