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how long of a break in for 17d3

Just got the cart got about 10 hours on it its pretty forward and hard sounding. most of the time the carts sound pretty good out of the box but this guy is compressed and not relaxed. table sme 10 cat ultimate pre . anybody know how long before she will start to sing? and has any body had this experiece with a new 17d3
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jperry
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I think the Dynavector sounds fine, the output level is so low it makes you turn the gain on the preamp up enough to hear tube rush noise. The Fosgate has 60 db of gain so with only .3 mv from the Dynavector the gain is marginal.
jperry
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I was doing a search and found this thread. I am considering purchasing a CAT Ultimate.

I assume it is able to work well with the Dynavector 17D3 and not have too much noise considering the low output of the dyna. Is that correct?

Thanks.

Jim Perry
jperry
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Thanks for the prompt response. I really appreciate it. Right now I am using the Fosgate Signature Phono preamp and there is quite a bit of tube rush when I turn up the volume on my Quad 99 preamp.

Any thoughts on a tube phono preamp that would work great with the Dynavector 17D3?
jperry
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I made a couple of changes. I put RAM super low noise tubes in the Fosgate which made a significant difference in the noise floor. I also bought a Shelter 901 with .5 mv output. I like the shelter better han the Dyna in most ways, but the Dyna is still a good cartridge.
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