Flip Mani 2 over to make changes:
1 Filter.
Mani 2 offers 6dB or 12dB of low
frequency filtering, which helps tame excessive
woofer excursion with warped records. Most
systems won’t need it. If you do:
a. Switch in the 6DB switches on both channels
for 6dB low-pass filter.
b. Add in the +6DB switches on both channels
(so both switches are set to “I,” or “IN,” for 12dB
of low-pass filtering.
2 Loading.
For most systems using MM
cartridges, you don’t need to change this—
with all switches to “O” or “OUT,” the load is
47pF/47kΩ. If you need to change load:
a. Select 200Ω or 47Ω for MC cartridges. Or set
both switches to “I” for about a 38Ω load.
b. Select an additional 47pF, an additional 100pF,
or both, for about 100pF, 150pF, and 200pF
loading respectively.
3 Gain.
For most systems, you won’t need to
change these either. They’ve been set at the
factory to INPUT = L, and OUTPUT = H, which
offers 42dB of gain for most moving magnet
(MM) cartridges.
You can also select:
Gain 1 and Gain 2 both L:
30dB of gain
Gain 1 = H, Gain 2 = L:
48dB of gain
Gain 1 and Gain 2 both H:
60dB of gain
IMPORTANT
Unknown cartridge?
Try 47 ohms. If your sound
fades to almost nothing, set it back to 47K.
Distorted sound?
One or more of the gain
stages is overloading. Switch both INPUT and
OUTPUT gains to “L” and then adjust one at a
time until the distortion goes away.
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