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DL103 cartridge review
This may not be any news to most of you, but after a long time I managed to get the upgrade needed on my turntable: the cartridge. The Denon DL103 was a perfect decision to step up into the MC territory at an affordable cost. Many will say out there that there are better cartridges, but that is not the point of my review.
I tried some MM ones and until now couldn’t get the Lenco + Audiomods arm to sound as good as it sounds now. The DL103 is challenging due to its low compliance and output levels.
Although I have a step-up transformer, I’m saving it for my valve phono stage project which I hopefully will get my hands on next year. Currently still have a solid stage RIAA stage made by Project which sounds really good in my opinion. Shortly will complete my JFET shunt cascode RIAA stage and listen to the difference.
Jeff from Audiomods sent me the copper shim for the headshell but my cartridge screws aren’t long enough to fit both. I was worried on the performance by not adding sufficent mass to the arm, but after testing it, I was surprised to see that it was not the case.
The sound performance is really good. No loss in bass or treble, with a flat response, the dynamics are brilliant. Noise level is very low. Tight drums and clearer sound. I like the detail and even playing loud sections it is great. I will continue to listen to this until I can find anything to dislike from it, so far it’s superb.
Turntable cover
As recommended in the Lenco forum, I managed to get a sterling acrylic custom-made cover for my turntable.
I can only recommend this manufacturer as the quality and service are outstanding.
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A collection of latest images
After upgrading my 26 preamp, turntable and adjusted the system to a great sounding state. Looking forward to play many records now…
HT power supplies
Latest System
26 preamp and 4-65a SE Amplifier
DHT filament supplies (and many of them)
26 and bigger brother 46
Reddish 4-65a
26 preamp Gen3
Lenco turntable
Setting up to play in the evening
Lenco arm board
This is a great new arm board made by Carl to fit my Lenco plinth. I’m planning to add a second plater so needed to raise the tonearm and therefore a new board was required. Carl can make this arm board to fit any requirements. Just get in touch with Carl if you need a special arm board for your plinth.
Lenco turntable (part I)
A rare occasion in my hi-fi life is too see me switching from electronics to basic mechanics. I’m not either good with woodworking or mechanics :). Either way, the GL75 rebuild is coming along quite fast. I sealed the original arm holes in the top plate and painted it yesterday. Today, I spent all morning waxing the plinth. The afternoon was devoted to rebuilding the Lenco turntable mechanism and testing the re-lubed motor and spindle. I still need to do further calibration, but so far so good.
Here are some pictures of the building steps:
plinth and arm
top plate ready for paint
painted top plate
waxed plinth
Lenco GL75 plinth
Last week I received a fantastic job made by Carl for my Lenco turntable project. A lovely plinth designed to fit a Lenco GL75 top plate and a Rega-like arm mounted on a hardwood tone arm board. The plinth is made to order and Carl made a very neat work as you can see on the pictures.
