The Great Denon DL103 Debate...

:lolsign: I get it now... :doh:

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Originally Posted by DSJR

Decca's working right (they do, sometimes) in an arm they like and won't destroy and with a more solid mounting block (mine has a Bastin one similar to the GB of old) can sound closer to master tape than most other cartridges (I compared once). Whether you like this direct, forceful quality from your records and whether your preamp can take the transients from surface ticks etc. is another matter. I loved mine, most other turntable systems sounding like stodge by comparison.

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Hi Dave,

Agreed about Deccas. Again, like the 103 (when partnered and set-up properly) and the Ortofon SPU, they have a musical 'rightness' about them that I simply don't hear with modern cartridges, which are quite simply anodyne and soulless in comparison. I will therefore add a Decca to my cartridge collection sooner rather than later. Which ones would you recommend?

Right now though, I'm simply revelling in the superb sound quality from my recently purchased DL-103SA. It is outstandingly good in my vintage FR headshell on the 1210/Jelco! :gig:

Off to Liverpool today to buy some new (and old) vinyl. The second-hand stuff will be thoroughly cleaned on my new VPI HW 16.5 record cleaning machine. CDs or computer downloading will never be as much fun!! :)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

The second-hand stuff will be thoroughly cleaned on my new VPI HW 16.5 record cleaning machine. :)

Marco.

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Nice one.

And about time. :smoking:

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Originally Posted by Marco

The second-hand stuff will be thoroughly cleaned on my new VPI HW 16.5 record cleaning machine. :)

Marco.

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A Handjob is better - in more than one way!
Merry Christmas.

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"dolph"

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Originally Posted by niklasthedolphin

A Handjob is better - in more than one way!

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i also believe marco will get his dirty fluid sucked off when he's done :eyebrows:

Oi! Trust you two to lower the tone of the discussion... Tut, tut ;)

Marco.

Have a care fella's, my old Dual 701 went bang this afternoon with a noxious smell :( I'm hoping it can be fixed as the electronics can be got at, but I don't think I can deal with it..... I don't want to scrap it, as the rest of it is still in very good order...

My Decca started life as a Gold and went to Australia many years ago for the Garrott treatment and is now a Microscanner. Compared to other Decca's it lacks the nasal "snap" of the stylus hitting the groove (Decca owners will know what I mean). It developed a buzz on sustained piano and guitar and I made things worse when trying to fix it. A trip to Moth Marketing and a subsequent sojourn with an ex-Decca man had the lateral coil replaced and everything cleaned and re-set, as well as the top magnet re-attached correctly. I live in hope of once again having a suitable arm for it and a turntable to play it on..