If you posted your full system, it'd be easier to know what's going on. Agree with @uberwaltz that there ought to be plenty of gain. Is your old C100 working properly? Have you tried another phono stage besides the Canary? You're running a weakling amp, maybe? Or your speakers are are tough to drive? Hard to diagnose without more info.
Phono stage for 0.2mv cartridge?
I am looking for a quality phono stage with at least 72db of gain. During this last year I obtained a Canary MC10 which sounds beautiful but I am somewhat volume limited and listen at such high volume control settings that tube rush has become an issue. At 69.5db of gain I hoped that the Canary would work out but...
Most of the popular stages like the Herron and the Manlely Steelhead seem to run in the 66-70db gain range. Reviewers seem to routinely report on these phono stages using cartridges with low outputs but that runs contrary to my experience so far. Any suggestions appreciated.
Bill
Most of the popular stages like the Herron and the Manlely Steelhead seem to run in the 66-70db gain range. Reviewers seem to routinely report on these phono stages using cartridges with low outputs but that runs contrary to my experience so far. Any suggestions appreciated.
Bill