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Re: The MC 200 was totally different....

Hi Ed,

I didn't remember the MC-200 being such a low output cartridge. It seemed to work just fine with my Yamaha C-2x preamp. In fact the C-2x had connections for two cartridges and I owned two identical turntables at the time. I had my MC-200 in one turntable and my MC-2000 in the other. My MC-200 was plugged into the moving coil section of my C-2x whereas the MC-2000 was connected to a T-2000 transformer, which was connected to the moving magnet section of the C-2x. Both played with very similar, if not identical, volume.

Where did you come by that information about the output level of 0.09-mV for the MC-200? I wish I still had my spec sheet. Perhaps you are correct, but I have a feeling it might have had a bit more output than 0.09-mV.

Anyway, thanks for the information and the pictures. It brings back fond memories. The MC-2000 was one of the finest cartridges ever made, although it was way too compliant. I had mine mounted in a SME Series III with only 4.5-g effective arm mass and its resonance was still just 8-Hz. I guess that's why they came out with the MC-2000 Mk II.

Best regards,
John Elison


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