Vinyl Asylum: REVIEW: DYNAVECTOR 17D3 Phono Cartridge by SirAnthony

Model:	17D3
Category:	Phono Cartridge
Suggested Retail Price:	$795
Description:	LO MC
Manufacturer URL:	DYNAVECTOR
Model Picture:	View

Review by SirAnthony ( A ) on February 14, 2007 at 01:04:42
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This is an update to my previous review of the 17d3. In that review I said that the cart needed 2.15 G of VTF. I was a bit premature with that review. I still think it is one of the best carts I have ever heard. But there were times when it did grate on my nerves. I have discovered that improper anti skate was the problem. When this cart mistracks it sounds hard and edgy at times. If your anti skate is off, the channel that is mistracking will sound edgy. That edgyness makes that channel sounds louder. So I would set my anti skate further away from the mistracking channel trying to ballance the sound. I finally realized my mistake and tried setting the anti skate into the louder edgier channel. Now this cart doesn't sound hard or edgy at all. I was aslo able to reduce the VTF to 1.86g. So the 17D3 is tricky to align. But it's not having null points as perfet as possible. It's getting your VTF, anti skate and VTA set right. With anti skate being especially critical! Maybe this info will help someone get the most from this cart. It is a great sounding cart.

Product Weakness: see review
Product Strengths: see review

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	na
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	na
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	na
Speakers:	na
Cables/Interconnects:	na
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	na
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

Product Weakness:	see review
Product Strengths:	see review