I have a JC3 with a few hundred hours on it, the sound is definitely more fleshed out versus new but it's also fair to say that it is very neutral overall, not warm and romantic sounding by any means.
The bottom end on the JC3 is the best I've heard in my system so I would not characterize it as being truncated in the least.
It's also by far the quietest phono stage I've heard and very juicy in terms of gain as well.
I love mine but I can see how some may be looking for something different from a phono stage. Regardless of what you choose, I wouldn't take it too seriously until you have some hours on it.
The bottom end on the JC3 is the best I've heard in my system so I would not characterize it as being truncated in the least.
It's also by far the quietest phono stage I've heard and very juicy in terms of gain as well.
I love mine but I can see how some may be looking for something different from a phono stage. Regardless of what you choose, I wouldn't take it too seriously until you have some hours on it.