Turntable matching to MC or MM cart.

In theory everything explained here


Practically it’s subjective, we have different systems and you have no idea who is a person who will answer your question (and his/her experience with different tonearms/cartridges). 

Practically it’s subjective, we have different systems and you have no idea who is a person who will answer your question (and his/her experience with different tonearms/cartridges).

Of course it’s subjective, I don’t try to reach some dogma or universal solution. The question is theoretical, no intention to solve an issue or make a decision here. Other people experience in this matter that exactly what interesting.

Well, I have tried more than 60 cartridges and probably over 10 different tonearm. I have no problem to use my cartridges correctly according to their compliance and my tonearm mass, I can fine-tune everything with different heardhells as it can add or deduct mass (or heavy mounting screws for tonearms with non removable headshell). 

Hi-Fi News Analog TEST LP is the only tool to measure vertical and lateral resonance (online calculators always off). 

I think it's nice to have 3 tonearms (light mass, mid mass, and very heavy).  

@surfmuz you want very simple answers, but it’s impossible to say what is better, each MC phono stage is different, they are not the same. When someone will tell you that SUT is always better - this statement is false.

For example you can read about Aurorasound Vida and if you read carefully you will understand this is unique design (like no othe MC phono stage).

Then you can read about current-mode MC phono stage from 47Labs and this is another unique design.

You know about tube phono stages too, they are way different from Solid State ...

.. so on and on ...

Do not expect simple answers!

@mijostyn I’m talking about “current mode” MC phono stage which I own and it’s excellent for low impedance MC carts, read why.

I don’t care about his turntable or tonearm.

47 Labs made some strange things indeed, but his phono stage called PhonoCube is great and this design is perfect. I never tried his amp, but it’s same style of design, many positive reviews.


Anyway, 45Labs PhonoCube is very special current-injection phono stage for low impedance MC. 

Another link is 6moons, why do you think it’s strange website? Or do you mean Aurorasound brand website?