I have just purchased a Cambridge Alva Duo phono pre amp to play vinyl at my parents house via headphones. I have a slight issue after getting the item today.
My cartridge is a Benz Micro Silver S High Output Moving Coil and every time I’ve used it with previous amplifiers being high output I have connected it as recommended to the moving magnet input on the phono stage. Well I’ve just done this and tried to listen to a record via headphones and you have to turn the volume dial practically to maximum to get any volume.
In the Duo manual ( regarding the not currently used moving coil input ) it says recommended cartridge 0.3 - 1mv, loading 100ohm/100pf. My Benz cart has output of 2mv?, but via the moving magnet input on the duo and headphones it is ridiculously quiet.
Can anyone offer advice as to what to do.
Benz Micro MC Silver specs
2.0mv output
Loading 47 ohms
Reading in the manual for the phono stage it says sensitivity for nominal output of 3.35mv on MM input , so does that mean placing my High output MC of 2mv into MM input will result in the very low volume levels that I am currently experiencing?. What would anyone suggest I do either return the item or try the MC input but at 2mv my cartridge isn’t recommended?.
My cartridge is a Benz Micro Silver S High Output Moving Coil and every time I’ve used it with previous amplifiers being high output I have connected it as recommended to the moving magnet input on the phono stage. Well I’ve just done this and tried to listen to a record via headphones and you have to turn the volume dial practically to maximum to get any volume.
In the Duo manual ( regarding the not currently used moving coil input ) it says recommended cartridge 0.3 - 1mv, loading 100ohm/100pf. My Benz cart has output of 2mv?, but via the moving magnet input on the duo and headphones it is ridiculously quiet.
Can anyone offer advice as to what to do.
Benz Micro MC Silver specs
2.0mv output
Loading 47 ohms
Reading in the manual for the phono stage it says sensitivity for nominal output of 3.35mv on MM input , so does that mean placing my High output MC of 2mv into MM input will result in the very low volume levels that I am currently experiencing?. What would anyone suggest I do either return the item or try the MC input but at 2mv my cartridge isn’t recommended?.
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