Phono preamp or SUT for low output moving coil


I have three low output moving coil cartridges

  • Cello Chorale
  • Van den Hul Grasshopper II
  • Zu/ DL-103 Mk II

My phone preamps have phono input (Nagra PL-P and Conrad Johnson PV-7) but do not provide sufficient gain.  Looking for suggestions.   Open to any and all suggestions including stand-alone Phono pre into preamp line, SUT or electronic equivalent of SUT etc.

dcaudio

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If a "transimpedance" stage had an input of (say) 2 - 4 ohm, that would be a problem.

The one thing that is always ignored in the whole transZ discussions is the DCR of the tonearm cable often approaches or exceeds 1Ω.  This DCR adds directly to the load seen by the cartridge and can prevent true transZ operation from the lowest Z cartridges

dave