I played a little bit of the Acoustech 45rpm recording of Horace Silver's Tokyo Blues at both settings. First with the phono gain set at 71db. Then again at 58db. At 58db I noticed a lot less hissing, more front to back depth in the soundstage, and everyhting the sound seemed more open, or less compressed. Thanks for the expertise and great advice. Now I just need to be okay with the volume knob cranked to 3.
Cheers!
Cheers!