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help with s/n ratios of preamps and Moving Coil
I guess the other thing to consider is @ what frequency manufacturers rate the S/N ratio for MC carts. Ive seen some examples rated at 20kHz and some at 1kHz. 
help with s/n ratios of preamps and Moving Coil
oh and btw.. does the S/n ratio include the noise level of the pre-amp itself. for example, some cheaper preamps may create their own noise levels and their s/n ratio's maybe higher taking that into account; while a more expensive preamp may be de... 
help with s/n ratios of preamps and Moving Coil
Yes, everything will be plugged in via a AC line filter. I am used to a much cheaper NAD pp2 pre-amp with this cartridge and have no idea what the s/n ratio is but it sounded good to me. I can only hope the that clearaudio smart phono will be a no... 
help with s/n ratios of preamps and Moving Coil
thanks. the gain on the clearaudio smart phono that i ordered is 54db for MC, and my cartridge is rated at .5mv at 3/5 cm/s. So >68db will be fine ? Its just strange that there are cheaper phono stages than the clearaudio that have a higher s/n...