So This Denon DP75 Followed Me Home

If the rubber bits have not dried out, the Denon tonearms are fantastic. The DA 304 long arm was designed for the DL103 series of cartridges and works quite well with them. The DA 305 is the standard length arm developed from the 304 and is, likewise, a good match to low compliance cartridges.

These are broadcast tonearms, nether have anti-skate, which may be a deal breaker for some. And cueing was an option for the DA 305 and not available on the DA 304. The cueing was called the AL-1 arm lifter.

The DA 308 long arm and DA309 standard length arms are lower effective mass, but have anti-skate, and integral cueing, and they are excellent arms as well.

It was my puppy that followed him home. Sold both 75’s over a two day period. Ther are as many understand fantastic. I  greatly enjoyed my time with them and passed them on to fellow vinyl lovers ! 
my first serious deck was a DP790W with a Grado G2 as I recall…. While I’m off on a new adventure of building arm pods for a Brinkmann Bardo I can assure the 75 and 80 are seriously capable 

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@neonknight, the only TT I have sold was a sale done with a similarity to your purchase of the DP 75.

I was to visit an audio friend who resides 100 miles from my home.

Through a forum talk, it was made known I had a Japanese Vintage DD TT, which was way beyond my wants, as it was suspected as NOS, factory box present, and not seemingly having been opened prior to my checking the contents.

A forum member wished to see it with the notion that if satisfied, they will make an offer on it. A rural location Farm Shop was selected as a meeting place, about 30 miles from my friends, hence a little detour was done prior to the visit.

The interested party and I stood in a Car Park with Boots Raised, eating Farm Shop purchased Rustic Cuisine. The deal was done, and one Boot emptied with the other becoming laden.

We parted ways, and that was that. Nearly two years later, at an enthusiasts' audio event, I met the Buyer and the TT adorned with a very nice plinth design and SME IV in a room, the owner was chuffed, as it was a risk for them to create, as they were, before this, a sole Garrard 301 user.    

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Great direct drive stories ! I delivered the dual arm 75 to a thirty something buyer in the parking lot of Silver Platters - Seattle…

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This one has a Sumiko Blackbird Lo installed on the tonearm, and playing nicely. I have always liked the previous generation Blackbird with the elliptical stylus, and I like this one even more. An underrated cartridge. Listening to it tonight, and really cannot fault it for anything. My SOTA Cosmos Eclipse with Origin Live Agile tonearm is more dense, with a greater degree of warmth and texture, but the difference in cost is significant. The Denon is easy to use and a great casual player for me. 

I paid for 5 pieces of UMHW polymer yesterday, 24 x24 x 1, and that is meant for machining a plinth for my DP80. I don't know if I will move the Dynavector off this table, it was originally slated to be paired with the DP80. But this just works together so nicely. I really have too many tables, but I just could not pass up these Denon. They are great machines, set a benchmark for what affordable analog is. With any luck I will have the DP80 in the new plinth in a couple of weeks.