Not to complicate an already very complicated matter, but if you have a good MM phono that you are happy with, you can also use one of several "head amps" or pre-preamps" that are available. These are stand alone active gain stages and would be used instead of an SUT. For a time, I used a ZYX (I think its called the CCP-1) and it was very good. There are supposedly 2 advantages of the active gain approach- the first one doug has elaborated on well. The second, actually a corollary of the first, is that an active gain stage (internal or external) is more likely to mate well with more than one LOMC, while its more likely that the SUT approach will require very elaborate tweeking and/or a different SUT for a different cart.
which is better ? MC phono stage or MM+step-up ?
anyone care to share what would yield to a better sound or how they are different ?
Some people i know prefer a stand alone MC phono stage. While others swear by the MM phono stage plus adding a step up tranny for an mc cart.
How are they different and in what way is one better than the other sonically ?
thanks
Some people i know prefer a stand alone MC phono stage. While others swear by the MM phono stage plus adding a step up tranny for an mc cart.
How are they different and in what way is one better than the other sonically ?
thanks