Or you could use a pre-pre-amp or head amp; which is an active gain stage. ZYX makes a very good one that I had in my system for a while. Otherwise, SUT is very cart and phono stage dependent and also very sensitive to slight changes in loading due to the "step up".
HOMC vs LOMC - same model
For the same model cartridge and using a phono stage that is only able to deal with higher outputs ... is it better to:
(a) get the HOMC and be happy
(b) get the LOMC + a step up device + an extra interconnect
LOMC's tend to have better resolving power by all reports due to less coil mass. But then there's the reports of extra noise and possibly hum from the step up and extra wire.
So I'm torn.
Bob
(a) get the HOMC and be happy
(b) get the LOMC + a step up device + an extra interconnect
LOMC's tend to have better resolving power by all reports due to less coil mass. But then there's the reports of extra noise and possibly hum from the step up and extra wire.
So I'm torn.
Bob
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