Plinius M16 Phono vs. Plinius M14 Separate Phono

Hi Jmcgrogan2. My analogue rig is already pushing 20k, I don't think I will be upgrading those components anytime soon. Currently I'm having to turn the volume on my pre up past the 12:00 position to get any substantial sound out of the speakers ?? Will a separate phono stage remedy this problem ??

Thx.Trevor.

Hi Jyprez,thx for your feedback. Did you audition any other phono stages before purchasing the M14 ?? If you don't mind....can you describe the sound characteristics of your M14.

Thx-Trevor.

Hi John,thx for reviewing your first response and thx for doing some research on my problem,I really appreciate it. What you mention makes alot of sense. So I did some digging in my file and found that the M14 has gain of 60db(high) and 54(low)as far as the M16 I found nothing,I will have to contact Plinius on the gain values for the M16. So...if following your guidelines as per your previous response the 60db of gain from the M14 may not be enough to drive the ZYX UNIverse ?? Any other phono stage suggestions ??

Thx again,
Trevor.

Hi John, my ZYX is a high output model(0.48mV) as per the literature attached with the cart....so the M14 will work.

Thx-Trevor.

Hi John,appreciate it !

Hi Jyprez,thx for your birds eye view on the sound qualities of M14 !