I had a 103r replaced by VandenHul with his 'Type 1' boron cant and vdh stylus. Total cost-right at 325.00 including shipping both ways.
Initial impression-much more detail in the higher frequencies, but with an accompanying steeliness that was almost grating. Seemed to have lost much of the mid-range warmth that the 103 series is so well known for.
After (now) 131 sides, or about 43 hours, it's become much more musically enjoyable. What before was amost etched has now become detail w/some air around the notes. Bass is definitely improved from the stock 103r, in that it's tighter and more defined.. Midrange?. Still not as musically satisfying as the standard model, but not unpleasant-just different.
BTW, this isn't just sonic adaptation (at least totally). I've kept a stock 103r on my second arm (JMW 12.5) during this process to occasionally compare.
Hope this helps.
Initial impression-much more detail in the higher frequencies, but with an accompanying steeliness that was almost grating. Seemed to have lost much of the mid-range warmth that the 103 series is so well known for.
After (now) 131 sides, or about 43 hours, it's become much more musically enjoyable. What before was amost etched has now become detail w/some air around the notes. Bass is definitely improved from the stock 103r, in that it's tighter and more defined.. Midrange?. Still not as musically satisfying as the standard model, but not unpleasant-just different.
BTW, this isn't just sonic adaptation (at least totally). I've kept a stock 103r on my second arm (JMW 12.5) during this process to occasionally compare.
Hope this helps.