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What constitutes a "high output" moving coil cart?

Hi,

Lately I've been delving into different MM carts on my mid fi rig, and am itching to try a moving coil type. My phono pre limits my choices to "high output", so I am wondering if there is a sort of "dividing line" between low and high output, in terms of mVs. Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
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mechans
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All I can tell you is that I use a phono pre for MM or "HO MC" and my HO MC cart yields 2.5 mV. It has plenty of gain if that is any help.
mechans
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Wow all this negativity towards HOMCs. I really like my Dynevector 20X HO into a Graham Slee Amp 2SE. I think it sounds much more detailed and dynamic than my MM Goldring cart for instance. I am not an analog nut and don't switch tables, arms and carts very often I should add. I still want to say that I am very satisfied with my HOMC it sounds great to me and I do keep company with analog nuts with "real" low MCs.
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