MC loading at 47K


Hi All,

Just after some expert advice from your good selves if I may. My current system is as follows:

Musical Fidelity KW550 intergrated amp which has a MM and MC section, both loaded at 47K. The only difference between them is the step up voltage.

My turntable is the Rega P9 with Ortofon Kontrapunkt A.

Looking at changing my cartridge but honestly cant decide between MM or MC.

My music taste are as follows:

Reggae
Soul
Female Vocal
RNB

No classical or jazz.

So what should I choose based I'm only limited to a 47K loading. I was thinking either of the below:

1. Ortofon Jubilee (MC)
2. Ortofon 2M black (MM)
3. Clear Audio Maestro (MM)

Is there a down side to loading up a MC so much?

Thoughts please...thanks
che13

Showing 10 responses by audiofeil

I'm running a Lyra Titan i and Transfiguration Orpheus wide open (47K ohms) through a Manley Steelhead with terrific results.

YMMV

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"Better" depends on your other components and personal taste.

It's that simple.
>>03-20-11: Stops
I ended up at 680 ohms. Lowering it beyond that thinned out the sound too much<<

That's rather odd.

In most cases lowering the value makes the presentation more thick, muddy, or congested.

YMMV
>>03-20-11: Geoch
I think that he meant "lowering the loading" (not the value).<<

I don't.
>>03-22-11: Stops
Lowering the load thins out the sound in an MC cartridge<<

Let's be clear on this. Lowering the loading value i.e. going from 600 ohms to 100 ohms will muddy or blur the presentation. Raising the value will add air, presence, clarity and other related superlatives.

I am not the confused poster here.

Check out your closest mirror for that guy.
Yes hifihvn, I am aware of that; perhaps my post was poorly written.

When I use the term "lowering", it referred to reducing the value i.e. 100 is a lower number than 600.

As you indicated though, 100 ohms is indeed a greater load than 600 ohms.

Thank you for the clarification.
As I said, lowering the numerical value (increasing the load) will muddy or blur the presentation.

Case closed.
It's simple electrical theory and physics young man.

You need to read more and post less.
Lowering the numerical value (increasing the load) will muddy or blur the presentation.