DENON DL-103

Used. Comes with original manual and packaging.

Refurbished.

New boron cantilever + Gyger II stylus and naked body with filtered metal base. Other features remain unchanged.

The Denon DL-103 is a low-output Moving Coil cartridge and a true icon in the Hi-Fi world, appreciated for decades as an industry standard. Designed to deliver consistent and reliable performance, the DL-103 provides precise and pleasing sound, highlighting every musical detail without ever sounding fatiguing.

Its stylus, with a 0.2 mm round cut, is mounted on a cantilever with a dual-diameter structure, engineered to faithfully track vinyl grooves while respecting the crystal grain orientation. This careful design ensures highly accurate playback, preserving the original musicality of recordings.

The original cartridge body acts as a true resonance chamber, capturing all vibrations generated by the turntable and naturally transmitting them to the amplification system. Introduced in 1962 through collaboration between Denon and the Japanese radio technical department, the DL-103 has remained in production to this day, solidifying its reputation as a historic cartridge and a reference standard for vinyl playback.

The Denon DL-103 combines technical precision and musicality, making it ideal for enthusiasts seeking detailed, natural, and enjoyable sound across all music genres.

Technical specifications:

• Generator system: Moving coil
• Output voltage: 0.45 mV (1 kHz, 50 mm/sec, horizontal direction)
• Stylus pressure: 2.5 ±0.3 g
• Channel sensitivity difference: ≤1 dB (1 kHz)
• Channel separation: 30 dB (1 kHz)
• Electrical impedance: 40 Ω ±20% (1 kHz)
• Frequency response: 20 – 45,000 Hz
• Recommended load: ≥100 Ω (unless transformer is provided)
• Compliance: 5 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne (on disc)
• Weight: 12.8 g