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Need help, Have a new Phono stage need to set it.

Okay, I have the specs. for my cartridge and a Musical surroundings Phono stage I picked up. It has some 100 options for setting the impeadance I guess and not sure what # I am looking for to know what the recommended setting for the cartridge is... Also it will be a MM setup, so can I set the gain for anything from 40db to 60db? Or are the higher settings only for MC type cartridge. Thanks and I have never had an adjustable phono stage so thats why I have no clue, and I do not have the unit yet, but it may have some good directions I am not sure.
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Most MM cartridges will load at 47K ohms or higher.Adjusting the capacitance can affect the sound.
I would start at 40db of gain and adjust upwards slightly if you need to turn the volume control past 10:30/11:00.I would think that 40-45db should suffice.
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