Need advice: Hegel V10 phono stage and Sumiko Blue No.2


Hello, first post here, love the community.

I need a little help. 

Finally purchased an actual pre-amp for my turntable, and running into a snag. I have a Pro-Ject 2 Experience Classic turntable with a Sumiko Blue Point No.2 cartridge. This is a MC cartridge, but as I understand it, it's a "high output" cartridge and should be treated like a MM. 

I connected it to my Hegel V10 phono stage via the MM input but left the default DIP switch settings (for MM). Sounds great, but not as much gain as I would have expected. 

Does anyone have experience with this particular issue? Should I change the DIP switch settings for the V10 to match more of a MC cartridge (i.e., change the impedance , capacitance, or increase gain, etc)?

My local HiFi store guy didn't know. Any help would be immensely appreciated. Thank you!

 

Peder

 

Setup:

Hegel H190 amp

Hegel V10 phono stage

Pro-Ject 2 Experience Classic, Blue Point No.2 cartridge

Red River balanced XLR cables (b/w V10 and H190)

Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand speakers

 

 

 

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According to the manual there are 4 gain settings for mm cartridges. Just set to higher gain! BTW, a high output moving coil should be the same settings as a  mm!

Thanks Yogiboy, that's what I thought, just asking about impedance and capacitance also. 

Here are the specs for the Blue Point. It does not give capacitance specs since that is not a big deal!

Cartridge Type: HO MC
Frequency Response: 15Hz-25KHz
Output Voltage: 2.5mV
Channel Separation: 32db
Channel Balance: 0.5db
Compliance: 15
Stylus Size: 0.3μx0.7μ
Stylus Shape: Elliptical
Load Impedance: 47kΩ
Tracking Force Range: 1.6-2.0 grams
Recommended Force: 1.8 grams
Weight: 6.3 grams

Yes, I saw that info on the website. I was curious if anyone in here had specific experience in this situation (using a high output MC with MM settings) but which settings? Maybe I'm not explaining myself well. Thanks for your help. 

Well, relative to the output of many MM cartridges 2.5mV is not high. Some MM carts will double that voltage, thus providing 6dB more gain. 

What capacitance settings are available? I believe the Blue Point requires a low setting for this.