Could not disagree more strenuously with the quote from Romy the Cat. I’m running a Denon DL-103M on a refurbished Garrard 301 with Ortophon T-110 arm into an Audio Research PH-3 then a CAT Sl-1. While it is not the equal of my Van den Hul Black Beauty Special X or Lyra Delos, it has nothing to be ashamed of. It is very dynamic, musical and extended.
While I believe the phrase "giant killer" is far too often used in our hobby, The DL-103M will compete with cartridges costing 5 to 10 times its price. A word of caution, however. It is a fairly low output cartridge. Be sure your preamp/phono stage has the gain to support it.
While I believe the phrase "giant killer" is far too often used in our hobby, The DL-103M will compete with cartridges costing 5 to 10 times its price. A word of caution, however. It is a fairly low output cartridge. Be sure your preamp/phono stage has the gain to support it.