sorry for the delayed reponse back and thank you to guys who chimed in! Everyone has given me something to chew on.
steve-the cart is a Grado Reference Reference, by the way I'm looking into the Liberty(nice write up on that) and have an email out to peter regarding gain. I want to know if I can get mc levels of db from the mm mode someway. Or can I just listen in mc mode with the Grado utilizing the gain? I need about 55db and I only have to turn my amp up to 12.
Dill- the Jolida has plenty of gain and options I'm pretty happy with it and it's not the problem. thanks for heads up regarding gain with all voltage gain dips down, etc.
Carey-I plugged in a cheap cd player and the volume was near where I like to listen normally using the hiout(1.8v-the average for most sources, preamps, I think )and the mm dip switch. I'll look into the brands you mentioned. I wish I knew my amps sensitivity.
Yogi-the Grado is rated at 4.5mv and it runs the jolida fine and there is good synergy with the amp (and speakers I feel) problems arise when I've run a different phono stage with usual 40db or so of usual gain. I gotta peg the volume and its still not happening.
IslandD-it makes me wonder if your amp at the time you were using a passive had a lower input sensitivity than mine(odyssey cyclops) and thats why everything worked good for you.
Thanks again for any help or comments to help sort this out who knew it would be this complicated. Its okay though I like where I'm at now and its all an education
steve-the cart is a Grado Reference Reference, by the way I'm looking into the Liberty(nice write up on that) and have an email out to peter regarding gain. I want to know if I can get mc levels of db from the mm mode someway. Or can I just listen in mc mode with the Grado utilizing the gain? I need about 55db and I only have to turn my amp up to 12.
Dill- the Jolida has plenty of gain and options I'm pretty happy with it and it's not the problem. thanks for heads up regarding gain with all voltage gain dips down, etc.
Carey-I plugged in a cheap cd player and the volume was near where I like to listen normally using the hiout(1.8v-the average for most sources, preamps, I think )and the mm dip switch. I'll look into the brands you mentioned. I wish I knew my amps sensitivity.
Yogi-the Grado is rated at 4.5mv and it runs the jolida fine and there is good synergy with the amp (and speakers I feel) problems arise when I've run a different phono stage with usual 40db or so of usual gain. I gotta peg the volume and its still not happening.
IslandD-it makes me wonder if your amp at the time you were using a passive had a lower input sensitivity than mine(odyssey cyclops) and thats why everything worked good for you.
Thanks again for any help or comments to help sort this out who knew it would be this complicated. Its okay though I like where I'm at now and its all an education