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I just got my McIntosh MA352

Fattner

Fattner

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Last evening I received my McIntosh MA352, Im absolutely in love with this beautiful unit, now there is a slight learning curve curve on setting this unit up in regards to all its features. Initial review out of the box is astonishing. It sounds so smooth and sexy , wow !!! Thankyou Audio Classics &Ryan !! i better review to come later
 
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i do have a question regarding phono section of my MA 352,I have a Fluance RT 85 w/ Ortaphon M2 blue MM im looking for some guidance on what to set the load compliance for the cart. online it gives a range 150-300. Any help would be kindly appreciated thankyou AK members
 
I just looked this up at the Ortofon web site. The MA352 MM load resistance is 47k ohms and that's the Ortofon recommendation. The Ortofon recommended load capacitance is 150 - 300 pf and it looks like this is adjustable on the '352. You'll have to experiment to see what works the best.

Edit: The Mc specs for capacitance are adjustable 50pF-800pF. Found this in the Mc Amplifier Specifications at the Mc website.

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skippy_ps said:
I just looked this up at the Ortofon web site. The MA352 MM load resistance is 47k ohms and that's the Ortofon recommendation. The Ortofon recommended load capacitance is 150 - 300 pf and it looks like this is adjustable on the '352. You'll have to experiment to see what works the best.

ortofon.com

2M Blue

The goal for any cartridge should be to reproduce the sound as close to the artist's vision as possible, and the 2M blue takes you further on this journey of authenticity. With the 2M Blue, you get serious about listening to vinyl.
ortofon.com ortofon.com

Murray
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ok thankyou .
 
I’ve discovered that with the variable McIntosh preamp MM/MC loads (on my C22 MKIV), that with some cartridges there are bigger differences between settings than with others. As @skippy_ps said: Experiment and see what sounds best. Congratulations! Enjoy that silky-tube McIntosh goodness!
 
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