The brand is not that important, just the sound quality and the match. You have a nice cartridge that is low output moving-coil. It has .23mv output, which is low. You will need about 60-70db of gain for it. Few tube units will have anywhere near 70db of gain, so you may have to use a step-up device, or use a SS phono section. Benz-Lukaschek makes a good one called the PP-1.
Match the phono-pre to cart., or arm?
Hello all:
I am narrowing my search for a phono pre-amp, and have a question for those who are more knowledgeable (not hard, if you know anything, you know more than me). Currently, I have a Rega P-25 with the stock arm (I added VTA & Heavyweight to the RB 600) and a Dynavector 17-D Karat cartridge.
Does it make sense to match either the arm or the cartridge supplier? Both Rega and Dynavector have phono pre's.
Thank's in advance, Dave.
I am narrowing my search for a phono pre-amp, and have a question for those who are more knowledgeable (not hard, if you know anything, you know more than me). Currently, I have a Rega P-25 with the stock arm (I added VTA & Heavyweight to the RB 600) and a Dynavector 17-D Karat cartridge.
Does it make sense to match either the arm or the cartridge supplier? Both Rega and Dynavector have phono pre's.
Thank's in advance, Dave.