I dont think the price/cost has anything to do with full active MC gain vs mm gain + SUT, after all you can find ultra expensive and no so expensive samples of each. Just look at the Kondo MM phono + SUT, and you can see this route can get very expensive too!
So, which one is more cost effective depends on which particular models you are looking at, and more importantly, your preference in audio reprodution.
Like many other things in audio, CD vs LP, tube vs SS, some audiophiles just prefer active MC gain while others SUT. You just have to pick your poison!
So, which one is more cost effective depends on which particular models you are looking at, and more importantly, your preference in audio reprodution.
Like many other things in audio, CD vs LP, tube vs SS, some audiophiles just prefer active MC gain while others SUT. You just have to pick your poison!