The specs I found for the Samba indicate an output of .38mv, so I would recommend up around 60db or so, but as Viridian said above, it also depends on the gain of your preamp added in. The load impedance is stated at 10 ohms and usually moving coils really don't care about the capacitance, (that's a moving magnet/moving coil thing). Set the capacitance to zero/off or the lowest possible value. The tracking force is between 1.3 to 1.8 grams and I would go at the higher end of that scale.
Difficulty determining cartridge specs for preamp
Hi. Just bought a new Ortofon Samba MC cartridge. I use a Perreaux SXV1 phono preamp. It has a double bank of 12 adjustable DIP settings on the rear panel. The owner's manual explains how to set the DIP settings based on impedence loading (ohms), capacitance loading (pF), and gain (dB). Unfortunately, my Samba spec sheet doesn't use these terms. It gives every other spec imaginable, but nothing instructive of setting my DIP switches. I have written Perreaux, but I am skeptical of the settings they provided given the limited info I was able to offer. I have also written Ortofon, but not heard back yet. Any suggestions??
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