They are weird looking things, what with the funny Stanton / Pickering 'ears' and that odd brush effort they ain't pretty or elegant.
The DL1 arrived today. Set it up and it's working pretty darned well considering. Needs a damn good clean, hasd a few cosmetic scratches to the chassis but there is a slight problem which suggests it is in need of a service by Richard - the speed is running slightly slow even with the pitch control turned to its highest.
I'm going to see if there's a service manual for the DL1 or similar and look for a further speed pot in side. Otherwise I'm a very happy man with this.
As for the DL103r / DL301 I'm going to get a Trichord Dino which will have enough gain for these carts and also adjustable impedance etc so a definite upgrade over my 640P's.
I'll most likely sell one of them off after to recoup a bit of cash.
Looking around at various posts on various forums the Dino seems able to handle a low output MC like these and is very highly rated. It's about the maximum of my budget though.
I was going to try the Ortofon T5's I own but hell may as well go the whole hog!!