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Am I doing it right

Hello all, I am a newb to turntables, I have been slowly collecting the stereo system over the last few years. I finally picked up a TT 2 months ago, a rega p-24 with a Fidelity Research MKIII. The FR MKIII is a MC puts out .14 mv and has 10 ohms of impedence. I picked up a Fidelity Research FRT-3 to step it up, it has a 10 and 30 ohms and pass, so then I picked up a Vincent PHO-8 with a mm and a mc button. Vincent stats are
Gain: 40dB, moving magnet; 60dB, moving coil
Input Impedance: 47k ohm, moving magnet; 100 ohm, moving coil.
My question has to do with the right setting, I thought that the step up set to 10 ohms and the pre set to MC seems to be the right choice, but it is not nearly loud enough to play. It sounds great in MM mode and the transformer at 10 ohms. I guess that the vincent is causing the transformer problems in MC mode. Any thoughts? Is it OK to run in MM, did I do a bad job of matching, what would be better?
System: 125 watt marantz amp and 604 s3 b&w speakers
gflight38

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gflight38 OP
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Al,
Thanks for your help, ohms make my head hurt.

Sebrof,
The guy I bought it from said a step up was a good idea for this cartridge. I think it has the lowest output you might find, .14mv, and because of that you have to step it up or sometimes the phono amp won't pick it up. Step ups amplifiy the signal with the less distortion than the phono pre. At least that is what I have read.
gflight38 OP
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Let me ask the experts, Do these pieces match well or should I go a different way?
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