Thats my exact thought of getting it close to the CD difference in volume... I think I can go with about 45db safely, thats about 6db higher than my current phono stage which in comparison to the CD output is noticeably lower, so 6db should give a solid difference as long as its not noisey or anything with the MM cart. but I believe should be okay.
Need help, Have a new Phono stage need to set it.
Okay, I have the specs. for my cartridge and a Musical surroundings Phono stage I picked up. It has some 100 options for setting the impeadance I guess and not sure what # I am looking for to know what the recommended setting for the cartridge is... Also it will be a MM setup, so can I set the gain for anything from 40db to 60db? Or are the higher settings only for MC type cartridge. Thanks and I have never had an adjustable phono stage so thats why I have no clue, and I do not have the unit yet, but it may have some good directions I am not sure.