Serious question-is unloading a MC cartridge equivalent or analogous to switching a tube amp from ultralinear to pentode/triode? When I lower the loading on my MC's (of which I have many across brands-Benz, Ortofon, VdH, Lyra), I hear the bass go soft and leading edges sound a bit "blatty" sometimes, but I also hear so much more fullness and pleasing euphonics. It is a guilty pleasure-I know the sound is distorted but hell, I kind of like it.
Best settings for my first MC cart
Finally trading my AT vm740ml MM cart for a Dynavector XX2 MK2 moving coil cart. This is my first MC cart.
I don’t know what setting to use on my Parasound JC3 jr. phono stage. There is an impedence switch (47 or variable), a variable MC impedence dial (50-550) and gain select (60, 40 or 50).
Help!
I don’t know what setting to use on my Parasound JC3 jr. phono stage. There is an impedence switch (47 or variable), a variable MC impedence dial (50-550) and gain select (60, 40 or 50).
Help!