Phono preamp

By the time you pay for the case, power supply, power cord, and posts on an outboard unit in the price range you identify, there just isn't much left in the budget for the relevant circuitry. I would stick with what you have, much as that irks the component swapper in me.

If you need more gain for a MC cartridge - Mac made a stepup transformer to go with its mm phono built ins. Audioclassics.com should have them in stock. If you have a mm then it is just as good as anything for mm within a 1k range or more.

If you need more gain for a MC cartridge - Mac made a stepup transformer to go with its mm phono built ins. Audioclassics.com should have them in stock. If you have a mm then it is just as good as anything for mm within a 1k range or more.

I'm not sure, but I bet it's just as good or better. They took their phono pres seriosuly in those days because it was the main source for most people. I think you'd probably have to spend a lot more than $100-$300 for a better one.