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No. 26 - MM or MC board?

Hi - I am trying a ML 26 preamp w/phono stage in my system, (Denon 103R cart.). I set the gain internal switch to 58dB or 38db and cartridge gain to 100 Ohms which I beleive is the recommended load for the Denon (instruction come in Japanesse so I can´t tell).

The point is that eventhough sound level is acceptable at the 1 o´clock position in the volume knob, there is not enough dynamics compared to the line level input (CDP in this case) and far from my previous Michael Yee phono preamp signal.

Could it be that this particular No. 26 has a MM board?
The 100 ohm setting is wrong for the Danon 103r?

Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge here.

Fernando
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mvanaggelen481e
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Hi Fernando,
I have bought the No.26 new in 1988 with a build-in MC stage.Used it with a Koetsu Black (around 0,4 mV output) and settings to highest amplification.
At first i thought this sounds best and later this was confirmed by HP in The Absolute Sound.
The mentioned settings gives little difference in sound level compared to line levels of nominal 1 V (CD players etc).
Perhaps these links help :
http://www.marklevinson.com/products/manuals.asp?cat=pre&prod=no26
http://www.marklevinson.com/products/manuals.asp?cat=pre&prod=no25
Gr Michel.
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