Originally Posted by
Ammonite Acoustics
Of course there are good and dreadful examples of cartridges with spherical/conical and other tip profiles, so this is a bit of a generalisation, but I'd be interesting in following Charlie's progress with the ESCo re-worked DL-103 and whether it retains the 'music maker' reputation of the original cartridge, while giving more in terms of 'HiFi'.
Hugo,
My initial impressions were jaw dropping, compared to the stock 103C1. Yes, it keeps the music maker reputation, but delivers in bucket loads in addition.
Charlie
R2R: Studer A820 1/2 inch 2 track; Otari MTR-12 1/4 inch 2 track; Sony APR 5003; Sony APR 5002; Studer A807/II. Vinyl: Platine Verdier Allaerts MC1B/Schroeder Reference & Model 2 Decca C4E/Hadcock 228 TRON Seven Reference phono. Keith Monks MkII RCM Other analogue source: Nakamichi Dragon with ANT4066 mods. Amplification: TRON Meteor preamp TRON Voyager 20B SET power. Speakers: Avantgarde Duo. Digital: computing at last with Prism Sound Lyra 2 A2D converter