help with phono pre amp questions/stylus


are the moving coils that much better than the moving magnets (vpihwIII & fr64fx). also i want to use a tube phono but the mc versions are out of site on price (i am being cheap). there are many more reasonalbly priced mm tube phono pre's. can i use a ss head amp into the tube pre and still maintain the quality of the tube unit? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

thanks
jvr

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Most phono sections will handle a medium to high output MC catridges in addition to MM. A 2-2.5 mv MC should work fine, at least it does on my Mod3 and other tube pre's that I'm familiar with. Check with manufacturers if you're not sure about this.