it would be the same.. with a higher output cartridge you would turn down the volume control, but all that the cartridge is picking up would be louder...including the music, the pops and the clicks. If you use a higher output cartridge, however, your preamp and therefore your ultimate sound would probably sound better. The less your preamp has to work, the better it sounds.
does cartridge output level affect surface noise?
I have a dartzeel phone preamplifier that requires the phono cartridge to be between .3mv and 1mv.
I am currently using the benz low output mc micro ace which is .4mv.
Benz also makes a .8mv medium output micro ace.
I love the sound of the cartridge but wonder if the medium output cartridge all else being equal (with the amp, cartridge alignment, turntable (technics mlk5g), tonearm, and isolation) would be more or the same or less sensitive to surface noise.
thanks
michael
I am currently using the benz low output mc micro ace which is .4mv.
Benz also makes a .8mv medium output micro ace.
I love the sound of the cartridge but wonder if the medium output cartridge all else being equal (with the amp, cartridge alignment, turntable (technics mlk5g), tonearm, and isolation) would be more or the same or less sensitive to surface noise.
thanks
michael