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Tea24
13-02-2016, 16:22
I am minded to get one of these as I have a lot of mono jazz records. However I have a couple of questions. Hopefully some of you will have used this cart.

1. Will this cart be a good/adequate match for my tonearm which is a Jelco 750D/ I suppose the heavy weight would be needed?
2. The DL 102 page here http://www3.sympatico.ca/murraya/DL102inst.htm
suggests using a recommended loading value of 1000 ohms as opposed to
47000 ohms which is the input impedance value of my MM phono stage.

Does this mean I will need a step up transformer on which I can dial in 1000 ohms or a MC phono stage which I can equally set to 1000 ohms, or can I play it on my existing phono stage?

( I am afraid I am very confused by all the technical stuff about input impedance/load capacity/output/signal to noise & all that stuff . If anyone can explain in words of one syllable that a complete non-technically minded idiot can understand I would be grateful).

Other kit used;
Lenco 75 in heavy plinth with above arm
Graham Slee Jazz Club
Quad 66 pre
Quad 606/2 power
Kef 104/2s

Barry
13-02-2016, 16:54
I would run it straight into the MM input of your phonostage. http://www3.sympatico.ca/murraya/DenonMonoPage.htm

Tea24
15-02-2016, 09:21
Actually in the end I pulled the trigger on an AT Mono3/LP - cheaper but also should be played at 1k ohm, so will possibly need some kind of step up transformer - any suggestions?