Phonostage preamp HELP


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I just purchased a Clearaudio Innovation with a Koetsu Black cartridge. I currently have a Manley Chinook phono preamp. Give the Koetsu is rated at .4mv, I’m not getting the volume/Headroom I had previously with my Soundsmith Aida which was a high output moving iron. I love the sound of the Koetsu but I need more juice! Any recommendations would be appreciated. 

hambon

Showing 1 response by soundermn

You moved from a high output cartridge to a low output one. Change the gain from 45 dB to 60 dB and you’ll be fine. I use the ART9, at 0.5 mv and it works great!  

If you still feel that isn’t enough (I doubt you will, given the 0.6 mv of your cart), then you can send it to Manley for the latest update. That adds two extra gain settings of 50 and 65 dB of gain for only $75.