Denon DL-103o Limited-Edition MC Cartridge – Quick Look
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Denon recently announced a new version of its exceedingly popular moving coil DL-103 phono cartridge which has been in production for sixty years. It as originally designed for professional broadcast use back in 1962, remaining a longstanding staple of the company’s cartridge line, with its current iteration being the DL-103R. This new version of the cartridge, the DL103o has been created in collaboration with Devon Turnbull of Ojas. Turnbull is known for his promotion of high-efficiency speaker systems driven by low-power tube amplifiers.
The DL-103o is a limited edition clear-shelled version of the moving coil DL-103R. The cartridge’s basic specifications have remained the same, using the same moving coil mechanism, low mass shell, conical stylus and low-compliance cantilever. Turnbull wanted to create an “educational” version of the cartridge, one in which the transparent casing revealed the intricacies of the internal workings without changing its sound.
This new limited edition version still offers a conical tip, fine-gauge 99.9999% pure 6N copper wire coils that are precision hand-wound to the cantilever shaft, and the 0.2mm square solid diamond stylus.
Features At A Glance:
- Moving-coil design
- Low-mass stylus assembly
- Conical stylus
- Precision-wound copper coils
- Low-compliance design
- Styled by Devon Turnbull
Specifications:
- Output voltage 0.25mV (1kHz, 50mm/s horizontal direction),
- Channel balance: 1dB max (1kHz),
- Channel separation: 25dB min (1kHz),
- Frequency range: 20 to 45,000Hz,
- Electrical impedance: 14ohms ±20%,
- Load impedance: 100ohms min (40ohms when using a transformer),
- Tracking force: 25mn ±3mn (2.5g ±0.3g)
- Weight: 8.5g (0.3oz)
MSRP:
- US: $549.00
For more information visit the US Denon web site.
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