Using a MC Cartridge With A McIntosh Preamp?


Greetings All!

Where I Am: Mac 2255 power amp, Classe CP35 preamp, VPI Classic 1 turntable, Dynavector 10X5 MC cartridge.

Where I Want To Go: Swap out the Classe preamp for a MAC C42 preamp. No other changes.

My Question: Is anybody using a MC cartridge with a MAC preamp? I'm told MAC preamps are designed only for MM cartridges, but reliable sources insure me that with a 2.5Mv cartridge output, the MAC C42 should work fine with the Dynavector 10X5 (I don't have the wherewithall to buy the C42 AND a MM cartridge).

Can you share your real world experience with me? Any issues with a MAC preamp and a MC cartridge?

Thanks in advance!
borzy

Showing 1 response by markpao

Your 2.5 MV cartridge is considered a high output MC and is designed to work in your MM phono stage. So yes, it should be fine.