New cartridge question


I have a TNT JR / SME 309 arm , BAT vkp-5 phono stage musicmetre silver tonearm cable. I am thinking about a
Lyra Helikon I know its .5mv , would the vkp-5 have enough
gain I beleive its 50 to 56 or would I have to use a step up transformer to make it work properly? Any other suggestions Please help me . Thanks David
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Showing 1 response by plato

Hi David,

With up to 56 dB of gain, the vk-p5 should work fine unless you have very inefficient speakers and low input sensitivity in your power amp. More than likely it will be sufficient.