Usually, high output moving coils are designed to run into a MM section, not a MC section. Your overloading it.
Also, did you hook up your new phono stage to the phono input, or any other high level input, (i.e. Aux, tape, CD, etc)? That's where it should be, (high level input, NOT phono).
Also, did you hook up your new phono stage to the phono input, or any other high level input, (i.e. Aux, tape, CD, etc)? That's where it should be, (high level input, NOT phono).