MM Phono Stages With Greater Than 40 dB of Gain?
One of my favorite phono cartridges is the Ortofon MC 2000, I have it with the T2000 SUT. Even so the combined output is still low, and going into my Esoteric E-03 phono stage I have to add a lot of additional gain from the pre amp.
Since I no longer use the Esoteric for direct input of moving coil cartridges I thought I might see if there is a better choice for a MM style phono stage that offers greater gain.
I have looked a bit, but not seen anything jump out. Anyone have run across an excellent MM only phono stage with higher than 40dB of gain?
Cornet MM has a fixed gain of 44dB. You can't change it, as both passive EQ and gain are tied to 12AX7 parameters. It is what it is. https://www.haglabs.com/collections/phono-preamps/products/cornet-mm-vacuum-tube-phono-preamp If you need 64dB gain at 47k loading, Bugle MC? Trumpet MC can do 74dB at 47k load... |
