Does anyone know someone in the Lonodon region who has experience and feels confident around changing the body to the Denon 103r.
I rather not post it as cannot find the orginal packaging
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Does anyone know someone in the Lonodon region who has experience and feels confident around changing the body to the Denon 103r.
I rather not post it as cannot find the orginal packaging
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Hi John. I can remove the body no problem. I can hopefully supply replacement exotic wood bodies for the denon.
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I got the body already my only worry is that I do not have the orginal box to send it
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John,
I've got a cartridge box you can use if you want.
Send me a PM if you need it.
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Hi John,
Also remember, mate, that the body-shell of the 103R is less resonant than that of the stock 103, due to being internally damped with pads. Therefore, it doesn't impinge as negatively on sound quality.
What I'm getting at is that there is less to be gained, sonically, by removing or upgrading the body-shell of the 103R than there is with the stock 103.
That's not to say, though, that the exotic wood bodies Dominic sells wouldn't provide a notable sonic improvement, or maybe you just want it to look sexier? If that's the case then feel free to ignore my waffling!
Just trying to save you from spending money, unless it is really necessary
Marco.
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
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Hi Marco. The 103r just has a single damping pad between the body and the front yolk. It does help with body resonance as you say.
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Indeed - and surprisingly so, in my experience, Dom
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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When using a Decca super gold the sound seems quite vague in comparison I am used to more resolution and read the upgrades make a difference such as body and needle
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Hi John,
No doubt fitting a 'posher' stylus will help with the vagueness you mention (although watch that the sound, in the process, doesn't become too 'hi-fi'), as indeed will upgrading the body-shell.
Undoubtedly, in my experience, the plastic body-shells of the 103, and 103R, regardless of internal damping, muddy the sound to varying degrees, as a result of the way that their resonant nature impacts adversely on the music signal.
However, you can 'fancify' the 103 as much as you want, but it will never be a Decca! It all depends on where you want to go
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I no I cannot get it to Decca levels but I remember hearing one on Vics that was mod and thought it was a really nice cart
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