I don't know, but it was refreshing to read the manual (if you can call it that) that comes with the Rega P9. It seems the designer takes a simpler view of things as they pertain to playing a black disc. I guess everybody is right! My feelings are that unit to unit variability obviously exists, but is probably over hyped. I guess I just don't have that tweaker fibre! I like the notion that vinyl records don't require cleaning since the stylus will simply shove away the dirt in its path. I will soon see how much shovelling of dirt the P9 can actually accomplish. As for me, I will set it to whatever the cart manufacturer recommends and pray for a mild winter.
Help with cartridge loading. . .
Hello,
I recently purchased a Pass X-Ono phono pre-amp, and both to my joy and horror I learned at once that there are over 500 different possible resistances I can choose to load my low output MC cartridge with. The manual gives the very helpful: "start with 100 ohms, then move up one setting; if it sounds better, then move up two. . .", which means of course I will be obsessing around in a circle forever.
Are there any rules of thumb that might help me zero in on an optimal loading more quickly? Better, is there a theory behind the settings, such that I could calculate the load given the output of the cartridge, etc.?
My analog front end: Orbe SE/SME IV/Ortofon MC3000.II. Any help would be much appreciated. Sad to say, I am a "fixed price" kind of guy.
Regards,
David Meriwether
I recently purchased a Pass X-Ono phono pre-amp, and both to my joy and horror I learned at once that there are over 500 different possible resistances I can choose to load my low output MC cartridge with. The manual gives the very helpful: "start with 100 ohms, then move up one setting; if it sounds better, then move up two. . .", which means of course I will be obsessing around in a circle forever.
Are there any rules of thumb that might help me zero in on an optimal loading more quickly? Better, is there a theory behind the settings, such that I could calculate the load given the output of the cartridge, etc.?
My analog front end: Orbe SE/SME IV/Ortofon MC3000.II. Any help would be much appreciated. Sad to say, I am a "fixed price" kind of guy.
Regards,
David Meriwether
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