I have an older Benz low output (model 3 or something) and when I had my crummy Forte 2 preamp I could also hear a great deal of difference between 47K ohm setting and 100 ohm setting.. the 100 ohm was better. I am told by my dealer Benz likes to see a load of 1000 ohms.. I am using the Benz PP1 phono preamp which I believe is preset to this setting. What I could never hear a difference in was the capacitance settings..
Impedance loading low-output MC cartridges...
Hello,
Does anyone know if there is a general "rule of thumb" regarding impedance loading of low-output MC cartridges? Most manufacturers do provide some guidlines as to a range of impedance settings that will work well with a particular cartidge, and I have fiddled around with this a bit.
Since it takes at least a few minutes to power down my system, reconfigure some DIP switches in my phono preamplifier, and then power up the system, it is not easy to do a reasonable A/B comparison.
My setup is Basis 1400 / Basis RB300 / Benz Micro ACE (low-output version) / MS Phonomena.
Please fill in the blanks. As impedance increases the sound should _______, and as the impedance decreases the sound should _______.
Does anyone know if there is a general "rule of thumb" regarding impedance loading of low-output MC cartridges? Most manufacturers do provide some guidlines as to a range of impedance settings that will work well with a particular cartidge, and I have fiddled around with this a bit.
Since it takes at least a few minutes to power down my system, reconfigure some DIP switches in my phono preamplifier, and then power up the system, it is not easy to do a reasonable A/B comparison.
My setup is Basis 1400 / Basis RB300 / Benz Micro ACE (low-output version) / MS Phonomena.
Please fill in the blanks. As impedance increases the sound should _______, and as the impedance decreases the sound should _______.