Hi Spotted this on L/H site, very interesting & looks simple upgrade.
''Hi, Following on from , ''Denon 103 Summery'' I decided to see what difference if any my Merlin cartridge enhancer would do for the 103. This is a combination that I have never tried before as this H/Shell was intended for use with high end cart's
After some extremely positive results and the fact that I have basically now retired I decided to release the basic info for anyone who wants to do a DIY version.
For this mod I used a 103CAII, & for the 2nd trial I nudded it & mounted to a DIY cartridge enhancer. Did it make a difference,
You bet ya.
Trial 1 - mounted the standard cart with body to an genuine Merlin head-shell, with selected foam insert. This showed better soundstage depth & significant increase in bass going lower & with more impact.
Trial 2- Next I nudded the 103 & mounted it to my DIY version, using a off the shelf foam insert. That was not as massive an improvement over the 1st trial, but gave me a little more air around the instruments on orchestral music & better instrument definition.
The other benefits of mounting the cart this way are
Quite simple so give it a go, well worth the results, In the fully nudded version, I would say now the moded 103 could trade blow's with any $1500 to $2000 cart's''
https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=42246.0
Photo shown on L/H site. follow link above
Cheers
''Hi, Following on from , ''Denon 103 Summery'' I decided to see what difference if any my Merlin cartridge enhancer would do for the 103. This is a combination that I have never tried before as this H/Shell was intended for use with high end cart's
After some extremely positive results and the fact that I have basically now retired I decided to release the basic info for anyone who wants to do a DIY version.
For this mod I used a 103CAII, & for the 2nd trial I nudded it & mounted to a DIY cartridge enhancer. Did it make a difference,
You bet ya.
Trial 1 - mounted the standard cart with body to an genuine Merlin head-shell, with selected foam insert. This showed better soundstage depth & significant increase in bass going lower & with more impact.
Trial 2- Next I nudded the 103 & mounted it to my DIY version, using a off the shelf foam insert. That was not as massive an improvement over the 1st trial, but gave me a little more air around the instruments on orchestral music & better instrument definition.
The other benefits of mounting the cart this way are
- Increased the overall cart weight by about 8 grams nudded, which will benefit most users who use there 103's of medium arms.
- Makes stylus alignment much, much easier.
- Clueing the cart body to the lower Alli part 1st, greatly reduces risk of breaking the very fine coil wires.
- Deleting the bottom Alli plate & using one of the 103 Alli caps available, should yield further improvements still.
Quite simple so give it a go, well worth the results, In the fully nudded version, I would say now the moded 103 could trade blow's with any $1500 to $2000 cart's''
https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=42246.0
Photo shown on L/H site. follow link above
Cheers
