Any inductive device will "eat" your bass.
In ideal case I'd aim to have phonostage with sufficient transformerless gain.
In ideal case I'd aim to have phonostage with sufficient transformerless gain.
Phono Preamp Vs. Transformer for Moving Coil
I have a Koetsu Black and am currently using a Creek OBH9. Loaded at 1000 ohms. The Creek is not adjustable and I believe that optimal loading is 100 ohms for the koetsu. I am getting good sound but in discussions with other members in the forum believe I am losing out on some quality. I have a Conrad Johnson PV11 that has a great phono stage. Is it better to go for an external phono preamp or Transformer and plug into my phono stage? I hear differing opinions.