McIntosh C2200, Benz Micro and Graham EXP loading


Hi,
I am new to analog. Could somebody please give me some advise about the loading setting for Benz Micro ACE Low output cartridge to use with Graham Slee Elevator EXP and McIntosh C2200 preamplifier?

Below is the specification:
Benz Micro-Ace L Low (.4mV) Output Moving Coil Phono Cartridge
Specifications:
Cantilever: Solid Boron, 0.28mm
Stylus: Nude line-contact diamond, mirror polished
Stylus tip radius: 6x40 um
VTA: 20 degrees
Coil: Pure Iron Cross
Weight: 8.8 grams
Internal Impedance: 12ohms
Frequency Response: 20-20,000 Hz
Channel Balance: Better than 0.5db
Channel Separation: Better than 35db at 1kHz
Tracking force: 1.8-2 grams
Recommended loading: 200-47,000 ohms
Break-in period: 40 hours

McIntosh C2200 preamp
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20KHz +0/-0.5dB
Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.08%, 20-20kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio: 93 dB, high level; 80dB, phono
Maximum Unclipped Output: 8Vrms unbalanced, 16Vrms balanced
Output Impedance: 500 ohms balanced/250 ohms unbalanced
Input Sensitivity: 450mV
Phono Input Sensitivity: 4.4mV
Maximum Input Signal: 5V unbalanced, 10V balanced, 50mV phono
Input Impedance: 22k ohms unbalanced, 44k ohms balanced, 47k Ohms/65pF phono
Bass Control: 12 dB at 100 Hz
Treble Control: 12 dB at 10 KHz

Graham Slee Elevator EXP
Specification
Input range: 0.15mV to 0.8mV
Output (for input range): 2mV to 10mV
Maximum input: 378mV rms
Maximum output: 4.914V rms
Gain: 22dB (13) 0.1Hz to 917kHz (-3dB points)
Input impedance: 23, 30, 100, 840, 1000, 5100 and 47000 Ohms
Output (driving/source) impedance: 300 Ohm
Recommended load impedance: 47k Ohms phono stage preamp input
Noise at output: -99dB CCIR Q-pk
Distortion: 0.02%
Frequency response: 0.1Hz to 917kHz (-3dB points)
Channel balance: 0.2dB
Channel separation: 64dB

Thanks.
yewhlock
Dear Yewhlock: You already has the cartridge manufacturer advise so you only have to try different impedance values and choose the one that works better in your system the one that likes you more.

You can start with 840 Ohms and try 100 and 5100 and see what happen what you like it. There are not a precise rules about other that test different values.

In the other side what for other people works maybe does not/can't works with you due that your system is different.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.