@almarg Well said. I would caution the OP to not disregard Al's warning about dynamic headroom. To some extent your decision might be influenced by the types of music you enjoy. It would be beneficial if you could audition the phono stage before purchasing. Pull out some Wilson or Stockfisch vinyl to challenge the headroom.
Will a MC phono preamp overload and distort with a higher output MC cartridge?
I have a Benz Micro high output moving coil cartridge which specs listing an output of 1.6 mv into 500 to 47K load. This is a little weak to drive a MM phono preamp. I have been looking at the HiFi Tube Phono MC Turntable Mini Class A single-ended preamp which lists an input sensitivity of 0.3 to 0.5 mv. Would my Benz Micro overdrive this preamp into distortion or does the sensitivity refer to something less than maximum cartridge output?