gadfly
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| Denon 103r ???? You're not going to get that shimmer. The soft top end where you hear it but it is not reaching is what it is.Now it becomes the case where cymbols have more weight, have the right splash and metal tone, but do not extend and shimmer. It never sou... | |
| Denon 103r ???? .No going back now.. | |
| Denon 103r ???? .Yes you can and i used super glue. the thing I learned about super glue is that it has a strong bond if you try to pull 'away' but if you twist, that is where super glue will let go.Scarey though. I put a drop of super glue and ran that for a whi... | |
| Denon 103r ???? .yeah.I have the wood body on my 103 and plan to use the brass place anumber1 sells for the R. http://home.comcast.net/%7Eomaille/anumber1/brass.htmlI think I will fasten a small, 2mm, piece of wood to the brass to change the tone a bit.. | |
| Denon 103r ???? .."Ok, So now what do I do????"1. keep the cartridge and make it work2. put duct tape on the body of the cart3. get a CineMag transformer; wire it for 37.5 + 105 ohms4. put a 14ohm resistor across the priamry of 150ohm and run the R thru that.5. a... | |
| Denon 103r ???? One thing he hasn't tried, Slipknot1, is to change the loading. I mentioned this in an earlier post but since Raul had some comments, well, I went with the flow.There is no MagicDiamond vs 103; no contention at all. They are both the same.Otherwis... | |
| Denon 103r ???? Re Storyboy's post:The 103 has been called the best moving coil moving magnet cartrdige that a certain someone has heard. The midrange is nicely populated with the addition of very linear but sweet detail and incredible presence.I have what some t... | |
| Denon 103r ???? A member on the Vinyl Asylum has asked for someone to send him a modded 103 for comparison with his MagicDiamond and I have sent him an email saying that I will be happy to accommodate.He posted a picture of the back of the MagicDiamond that looks... | |
| Denon 103r ???? load the cart @ 14ohms.Otherwise Hdm has covered all the bases. That was just long enough! ;-) | |
| Tweeking further for the denon 103r. .drop the resistance to 14ohms to match the internal DC of the cart. For a 103 use 40ohms.Ger rid of the body like Pauly says ....http://home.comcast.net/~omaille/audio/DL103/DL-103.html. | |
| Magic Diamond vs Airtight PC1? .Mr Rushton: The brute point is that I or anyone can gain that sound and better at much lower cost. The reason is that the cartridge in question costs ~$150. A wood body is about ~$125. I can do you better. I will get a SS retip soon for about ~$2... | |
| Magic Diamond vs Airtight PC1? .I am preeety sure that the MD is a modded 103. I can tell you that a modded 103 is pure sweetness. So what you are saying is that it might be a 103 that is far superior to a 103?Don't let the logic get in the way.I am here to tell you pointedly t... | |
| Magic Diamond vs Airtight PC1? He may just want this whole thing to blow away. Don't you feel a responsibility to keep the issue afloat?I don't hear any of the other posters chiming in anymore in defense either. ps: Raul did not like the 103 but loves the MD. Does that not inva... | |
| Magic Diamond vs Airtight PC1? .That small bit of fudge factor is trivial. The 103 can play over it's 2.5vtf; the suspension is tuff enough to take it. And the 42ohms? Close enough as many of us know.To make some overhead in this field is common. To charge what looks like $5 al... | |
| Magic Diamond vs Airtight PC1? We can determine that it is not a 103R as the yoke and generator are gold in color on that cartridge. |