Uncle Ants
I'm a Shop Keeper
Some say it isn't a bad arm if refurbed, some say it's a bit ratty. Certainly the few I've had in front of me have had perished bearings and saggy end stubs and on the face of it didn't look worth the effort to put right, though I could be wrong. I had a spare modern arm that was a drop in though so didn't bother.
The cartridge fixing in the headshell is a complete pig's ear of a thing though, whatever anyone says.
Ps. All Denon compliance figures are wrong. They are quoted at the wrong frequency and are all higher compliance than the figures suggest. However the 103 IME sounds much better in a heavy arm anyway. Frankly the thing defies accepted theory.
The cartridge fixing in the headshell is a complete pig's ear of a thing though, whatever anyone says.
Ps. All Denon compliance figures are wrong. They are quoted at the wrong frequency and are all higher compliance than the figures suggest. However the 103 IME sounds much better in a heavy arm anyway. Frankly the thing defies accepted theory.