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I'm fairly new to vinyl. In my haste to put together a fairly nice front end, I have created a mis-match between my cart, phono stage and my linestage. I have a Clearaudio Maestro cart feeding a ARC PH-7 feeding an Aesthetix Calypso. The PH-7 is over driving the Caypso with no way to reduce the output without sacrificing quality of sound. (attentuators don't work. In dropping the output, they also compromise the signal quality)) I can go to a low output MC coil cart, or change one of my preamps. I'm looking for a WARM sound with all the usual qualities one would want in a good sounding system. The MC cart seems like the way to go, but the $$ keeps piling up as it so often does in this hobby. Suggestions please.
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That Maestro Cartridge has a 3.6 mv output. Do you have your PH7 set to the MM or low gain setting?

You have a great phono stage and preamp. I'd try and get a moving coli in the .5mv-1mv range. What about a Lyra Delos? Big step up in sound quality I suspect, it's not warm cartridge but it has warmth in a balanced way. Won't break the bank to much either.

You can also step up i the clearaudio line...to their moving coils. If you really want warm I'd try a koetsu. Just depends on your price what model.

What arm and table? Need to match here to.
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