Warning! Dynavector dealer disclaimer ...
I've ignored a 17D3 I had in my stable for a while. On Saturday, I pulled it out for a demo on an Artisan tonearm (a Jelco with a Discovery Cable Plus-4 interconnect). The arm's effective mass is in the 13-14g range - a bit higher than you'd expect to work with the 17D3.
Typical of Dynavectors, I found the dynamic presentation to be most realistic when tracking at the lower end of it's recommended range - 1.85 to 1.87 grams. Please don't believe Harry Pearson's recommendations of 2.5 grams for your Dynavectors. Dynavector's recommended tracking force range (1.8 to 2.2) locates the coils in the middle of the flux field, and tracking higher than this compromises the motor.
I scratched my head as to why I haven't demoed with this cartridge more. It has the XV1s family sound, and doesn't give up nearly as much as you'd expect to its big brother.
Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier Design
I've ignored a 17D3 I had in my stable for a while. On Saturday, I pulled it out for a demo on an Artisan tonearm (a Jelco with a Discovery Cable Plus-4 interconnect). The arm's effective mass is in the 13-14g range - a bit higher than you'd expect to work with the 17D3.
Typical of Dynavectors, I found the dynamic presentation to be most realistic when tracking at the lower end of it's recommended range - 1.85 to 1.87 grams. Please don't believe Harry Pearson's recommendations of 2.5 grams for your Dynavectors. Dynavector's recommended tracking force range (1.8 to 2.2) locates the coils in the middle of the flux field, and tracking higher than this compromises the motor.
I scratched my head as to why I haven't demoed with this cartridge more. It has the XV1s family sound, and doesn't give up nearly as much as you'd expect to its big brother.
Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier Design