Alphason HR100 tonearm + Denon 103 good or bad match?

[Wakefield Turntables]

I'm looking for cheap alternatives for a MC cartridge to use with my Lentek headamp on my Lenco and wondered if the venerable 103 would be a good match for the Alphason, has anyone every used this combination?

[karma67]

ive not tried that one but i can recommend the ortofon mc 25fl. they go for about £125 and after i got mine i certainly didn't miss my nagaoka mp500.
the cartridge is a bang on match for the arm too :)

[Wakefield Turntables]

hmmmmm.... doing a little digging around looks like the old 103 and alphason arn't going to be best buddies. :(

[walpurgis]

i can recommend the ortofon mc 25fl.

Yup. Great MC. In a different league to the 103 and nearly on a par with the ZYX R50 Bloom. Just try and find one though.

An alternative is the Goldring Eroica LX. It's a really nice sounding cartridge and an MC bargain at the new price.

I've owned them all by the way. Still have the Eroica and R50 (amongst others)

[karma67]

i love mine,all i did was put up a wanted ad on here and had 3 offers of one within a day,worth a try id say.

[karma67]

are they worth re tipping do you think geoff or would that bugger the sonics,ie non original diamond?

[Scooby]

103R works well in the alphason and is a better cart than the 103

[Wakefield Turntables]

I actually have a 103M sitting right beside me but don't really want to use it on my Lenco.

[walpurgis]

are they worth re tipping do you think geoff or would that bugger the sonics,ie non original diamond?

If you wear it out, certainly have it re-tipped. But if it's good, why muck about with something that sounds that nice as it is?

[karma67]

dont worry im not going to,i was forward thinking

[CornishPasty]

I actually have a 103M sitting right beside me but don't really want to use it on my Lenco.

Why not? There's no point having it sitting there doing nothing.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Why not? There's no point having it sitting there doing nothing.

It's reserved for my 301.

[CornishPasty]

It's reserved for my 301.

Ah ok.