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I Need Help With A Discontinued Cartridge

I would appreciate any help from Forum members on this. I have a AUDIOQUEST MC-5 moving coil cartridge with extremely low hours on it and I'm hoping somebody may have access to information as to the impedance of the cartridge. vinylengine.com shows a 1.4 mv output but it also shows a 47k impedance which is moving magnet. Anybody?????
marcinackr
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mofimadness
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A lot of high output MCs have a 47k ohm impedance load. Makes it easier to mate with standard MM inputs.
tubeo
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Mofimadness is correct . Almost all High Output MC Cartridges have a 47K impedence .

If you are unhappy with the sound and have the capabilities you could experiment with higher impedences of 10K and above .
marcinackr OP
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Thanks Guys! I learn something new EVERY day!!
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