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Audio Al
02-04-2018, 17:00
As above , anyone know what this should be please ?

I found the load setting of 100ohm :)
Stratmangler
02-04-2018, 17:37
I found the load setting of 100ohm :)

Have a chocolate Noddy :)

What are you running it into?
Audio Al
02-04-2018, 17:59
Have a chocolate Noddy :)

What are you running it into?

Are we speaking pre amp / amp / speakers ?

I now have a vista Audio phono 2 with all the switches :)
Audio Al
02-04-2018, 18:01
Dont eat chocolate ;)
Firebottle
02-04-2018, 18:06
It is 0.25mV output as I can see, so I'd say you need a gain figure of over 60dB. Anything 60 to 68dB should be fine.
Stratmangler
02-04-2018, 18:10
http://www.vista-audio.com/products/phono-1mkII/examples.htm
Audio Al
02-04-2018, 18:11
It is 0.25mV output as I can see, so I'd say you need a gain figure of over 60dB. Anything 60 to 68dB should be fine.


Cheers Alan :)
Audio Al
02-04-2018, 18:13
http://www.vista-audio.com/products/phono-1mkII/examples.htm

Thanks 60 db it is then
karma67
02-04-2018, 21:27
It is 0.25mV output as I can see, so I'd say you need a gain figure of over 60dB. Anything 60 to 68dB should be fine.

my denon 103 sa has 0.25 output as well,the head amp i use is a denon ha-500 which has 2 gain settings,1 at 32db,the other at 24db.
are you saying it would be best with 60 db?
karma67
02-04-2018, 21:31
scrub that,im talking bollocks as usual. i forgot the gain that the mm stage already has !:doh:
Firebottle
03-04-2018, 06:44
No worries. The 32dB gain setting does strike me as rather high, I'm guessing aimed at outputs around 0.1mV.

:)
karma67
03-04-2018, 08:47
cheers,yes thats how i use it :cool:
out of interest could someone hazard a guess of the gain my MM phono stage has please ?
https://s26.postimg.org/6l8hbekqh/Screenshot_1.png
karma67
03-04-2018, 09:44
This is why these things really confuse the crap out of me :eek::doh:
so what im doing is running the cartridge into the denon ha-500 then into the nakamichi's mm phono stage and then to a line in on my amp.
it all sounds lovely but as always after reading here im wondering if im getting the best from the cartridge?
Firebottle
03-04-2018, 10:04
Can't see any way of bettering it with your present kit Jamie, the Denon head amp is a quality item, plus running it at the 24db setting will give you more headroom than the higher setting.

If it sounds good .........
karma67
03-04-2018, 10:51
cheers,i tried both ways a few times in the past and to me it always sounded better using the nak into aux on the sony,thus having both volume controls in play.
im using a different amp now which just has 3 line inputs.
karma67
03-04-2018, 13:14
your right there,no, as i don't understand the maths i was just seeking clarification,it sounds blooming marvelous. :cool: