I have not heard a 03D but agree with Ken on the gold cartridge. I put one
on my G model and was very impressed. It seems to enhance the high and low
end sound quality to me. You can find those on the eBay pretty easily and
MUCH cheaper than the coveted 03D. There are also purple ones out there but
I am not sure what their application was and how they might sound as a
redhead retrofit.

If you decide to go try the gold cartridge alternative you will need to also
get the very-hard-to-find adapter plug that will convert the four prong gold
cartridge to the two prong tonearm on your machine. An alternative to the
adapter is to upgrade to a later style tonearm.

Has anyone done the tonearm upgrade? I have a V and a VL I will be restoring
in the next year or so and might better entertain the tonearm upgrade than
the adapter since they are so hard to find.




"Ken G." wrote in message
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You will HAVE to change a resistor in your amp to use a 0D3 otherwise it
wont have any volume . I would not pay the 300 some $ they ask for these
they are not that great other than being a tiny bit better on records .

I borrowed a new 0D3 to see what it was all about and my Pickering gold
colored head blew it away in every way . The model # is gone from my
gold cartridge or i would post it .