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Denon DL-110 Cartridge
An interesting phenomenon is taking place in high-end audiophile world. The new high-resolution audio formats are gaining popularity, and as they are people are saying that analog LPs sound better than CD. While that's a pretty lofty claim, albums really can sound incredible.
To get the maximum enjoyment out of your album collection, check out the Denon DL-110 phono cartridge. The Denon DL-110 is a moving coil cartridge. However, it is has a high output, so that you can use it interchangeably with a moving magnet phono input. Normally, moving coil cartridges have a lower output than a moving magnet cartridge.
The DL-110 signal is much higher than you would expect from a moving coil. It comes with an elliptical stylus. The output impedance is 160 ohms. The high-quality DL-110 has a tracking force of 1.8 grams (+/- 0.3 grams), with a total weight of 4.8 grams. The frequency response of this phono cartridge is 20 to 45kHz. Maybe the audiophiles are right--this frequency response is much higher than a standard CD.
Hi-Fi World, 3/94, Affordable MC's, Eric Braithwaite
"Perhaps it's because Denon provide cartridges to NHK (Japanese radio) that the Denon DL 110 is best described as having a "broadcast' balance Walton's 'Belshazzar's Feast' sounded like a good, spacious live broadcast, with plenty of depth, a fair degree of ambience, good tonal color and lively dynamics-true diminuendo and crescendo."
"It produced that rare thing except among high-end cartridges, the impression of true vocal inflection from the chorus in Belshazzar. Hames, Paul Simon and Joan Armatrading. It managed to cope with both the Walton orchestra, the delicate timbers of Vivaldi's concerto for two mandolins, plucked double bass and Dave Grusin's ensemble in 'Mountain Man' from piano right down to the tinkling of a triangle with ease and apparent accuracy."
"The Denon produced an excellent balance of sound, particularly well-suited to acoustic jazz, It also made more than a fair stab at perspective, managing to keep pace with rhythm and time signatures."
Jerry Raskin comments on the Denon Debate
"The owners manual claims in both English and Japanese I.6mV output. But when I tested the cartridge it produced a 2.2mV output. That's the difference between being easy to use, or a tweak cartridge. I've always suspected the output was higher then claimed."
Denon DL-110 Specifications:
Output: 1.6mV
Stylus: Special Elliptical Solid Diamond
Cantilever: Aluminum
Frequency Range: 20 to 45,000 Hz
Tracking Force: 1.5-2.1g
Weight: 4.8g
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