Should I sell Classe CP60 and get a phono stage ?

Studio 1
Thanks for the tip. I don't think the Gram Amp2 will work for my .2mv mc without a mc step up. I didn't have any idea the CP60 was that bad, it sound good to me.
Ken

Thanks John,
I was thinking along the same lines. At first I thought I could sell my preamp and get a less expensive phono stage. After looking into the cost of a high gain mc phono stage vs. what I would net on my CP60 it really didn't amount to much. I think for now I am going to keep the classe and see how it goes.

Macdadtexas.
I can answer your question. The CP60 has a surround sound bypass feature. In the back of the preamp there are surround sound inputs and outputs. What I plan to do is run my 2 channel CD player and the turntable into the CP60. The preamp inputs of the CP60 are connected to the FL/FR power amps. Next my home theater stuff in connected to my AVM20. The center and surrounds from the AVM20 go directly into the appropriate power amps. I run the FL/FR outputs from the AVM20 into the Classe surround sound inputs. Now all I have to do is switch the Classe to surround sound and the mains just pass right through the Classe and into the power amp. Even the volume controls are defeated.

Additionally the CP60 has surround sound outputs, I haven't used this feature but I assume I could run them into an aux imput in the AVM20 and then I could use the AVM20 to process my CD player and Turntable.
Ken

John as I wrote I haven't used the feature to process my cd player or my turntable. I suppose that one may want to try one of the surround dsp modes just for fun.
Ken