Thanks to tooblue and everyone else. My preamp is the PrimaLuna dialogue premium. I'm not certain it's so much an issue as just not a lot of gain from the H1201 or the PHO-8? The gain for both of them on mm is 40db I believe which seems pretty common on phono stages for mm? When I play CDs on my PS Audio dac/memory player transport I can barely get to 12 o'clock on the volume knob, usually around 10 o'clock the noise level is very loud. Thanks
Phono stage cartridge compatibility question
I just purchased a second hand Allinic H 1201 here on agon and was wondering about the gain on mm cartridges. I’m using a Hana SH with a VPI Scoutmaster and upgraded from a Vincent PHO-8. The Hana is the high output version and I assumed set on mm on the phono stage. I accidentally hooked up H1201 for mc and the volume was a lot louder and the volume knob was about the same volume at the 10 o’clock position as the 3 o’clock position. Can this cause harm to the equipment? I am eventually planning on buying a low output mc cartridge in the future for my other tone arm and am wondering if I could get a little more gain on the volume knob with the adjustable gain settings on the H2101 transformers. I don’t kneed a huge amount of extra gain, it just feels like I have to turn it up way to high on some LPs like ZZ Top “Tres Hombres”. Thanks for any suggestions or advice!