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Vinyl NOOB questions

Before I start down the path on vinyl gear,I have a few questions of the knowledgeable people that have experience in this area.

1. Is the same value MC cartridge better performance than MM?

2. To get into vinyl would be an upgrade path for me, starting out lower end to begin with. Is the Firestone Audio phono stage any good? My other initial current choice would be Mus.Fidelity-XLP. Please suggest a few others around the $500 range. *I would want something MM and MC capable unless the MC being clearly better then I'll just go that direction.

3. Is an MC stepup transformer better than a regular phono stage of the same value?

Thanks for your input, much appreciated!
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grimace
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I'd second the Project Tube Box. I'm very happy with mine. I've still got the stock tubes in it too. Very smooth and natural sounding.

As for the MM vs. MC thing: I've had both in my system and my current MC is definately better, but my old MM was very inexpensive Shure M97. Even so, in some ways it had some qualities I really liked (timbres and warmth in particular). I've heard other MM's that sound great. Listen to a few, find one you like and it doesn't matter whether its MM or MC.
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