davey, No way his "linestage" does not have an RIAA equalization circuit after the input gain stage, if it really works. Not only is RIAA imperative, but also a true linestage input would never have enough gain for the Koetsu to perform properly.
Is this possible?
I have a friend who tells me that he uses a very low output MC with a SUT and then directly into a line stage...not into a phono stage. I was under the impression ( maybe mistakenly) that one needed at least some kind of phono stage due to the RIAA requirement to utilize a SUT. Thoughts?