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Denon DL103 bought in Asia- What to expect?

I was wandering Hong Kong yesterday (I'll post another thread soon re. audio adventures in China and Hong Kong) mostly looking for some car accessories when my audiophile mojo kicked in and I stumbled across a Denon DL103. After some haggling I bought it for $180 U.S.

My current set up: Oracle Delphi IV 'table, Oracle SME345 arm, Grado Sonata MM pickup, Primare phono stage.

The Denon is a MC cart, I'm not concerned about my phono stage's ability to step up .3mv I'm 6000 miles away from my rig right now *sigh* I am curious how the DL103 will sound compared to my current cart, any and all opinions are most welcome. Best, Jeff
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If you search this forum on the topic of the DL103 you will
find many passionate fans. I own two 103D's (bought one
as a spare) and owned many cartridges in between after
my first 103D bought in Japan 22 years ago. The 103 is
a classic and one of the bargains in audio. You would
easily have to spend 3-5 times as much for a noticeable
improvement, and many (myself included) think it can give
most any cartidge a run for the money.
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