I keep it simple...I use both a Denon 103 and a Hana el. These cartridges are pretty close as far as what loading they require or is recommended (400 ohms). I use a USA made Jensen SUT into my tubed Tavish phono's MM section. Sounds Dann good to me. If you look on Jensen's website, they designed their SUT in and around the usage of the Denon 103. They have done the thinking for me...less stress and good sound.
Matching the cartridge to the phono stage
Hey Everyone, I am new to this so please be gentle :)
I am in the process of buying an amp that has the phono stage in it with the following specs with 3 options for the cartridge type MM/MC-Low/MC-High:
Moving Magnet: 2.5mV / 47kΩ
Moving Coil:
MC-High-Output: 0.3mV / 100Ω
MC-Low--Output: 0.1mV / 40Ω
LINE 180 mV / 47 kΩ
Now I am thinking of buying the Hana SL cartridge with the following specs:
Hana SL specifications:
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Output Level @ 1kHz: 0.5mV
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Output Balance @ 1kHz: Less Than 1.5dB
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Impedance @ 1 kHz: 30 Ohms
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Suggested Load: 400 Ohms
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Cartridge Weight: 5 Grams
The preamp MC-Low says: MC-Low--Output: 0.1mV / 40Ω
The Hana SL cartridge: Output Level @ 1kHz: 0.5mV, Impedance @ 1 kHz: 30 Ohms and Suggested Load: 400 Ohms.
How do these values match ? As far as I can see I don't have the same voltage 0.5mv on the cartridge and 0.3mv on the phono preamp. I also see that 40ohm vs 30ohm. The 400ohms figure is only mentioned on the cartridge.
Can this cartridge be used successfully with this phono stage ?
Do I need to match these numbers ? Can someone help explain this whole thing to me.
Thanks!