A SUT really isn't designed to be used with a high gain phono preamp such as yours. I'm not familiar with your phono stage, but it's likely it will be overloaded if you put a SUT in front of it. A better approach would be to use a higher gain phono cartridge, an active line stage, and/or a higher gain phono stage. You're trying to make something work using parts not intended to be used together.
Can I use a SUT or head amp with my 60dB Coph Nia MC phono preamp?
Since I use a passive preamp, I am running into low gain issues with my .4mV MC cartridge (Denon DL-301 MkII) and my Coph Nia phono preamp. The Coph Nia is marketed as a MC phono stage, with a fixed gain of 60dB. It does have adjustable loading, however, with one of the settings being 47kohm. So my question is whether it would be possible to use a SUT with this phono stage, and if so, what would the recommended spec be for it? Or would I be able to use a MC head amp with adjustable gain, such as the Rothwell Headspace (with 4 gain settings between 10dB and 27dB)? I know there are other head amps out there as well, I just use that one as an example.
I appreciate the input and education!
Tom
I appreciate the input and education!
Tom