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Is this possible?

I have a friend who tells me that he uses a very low output MC with a SUT and then directly into a line stage...not into a phono stage. I was under the impression ( maybe mistakenly) that one needed at least some kind of phono stage due to the RIAA requirement to utilize a SUT. Thoughts? 
daveyf
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daveyf OP
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Ralph, that is what my impression was. So, I have asked my friend to clarify. He uses a Koetsu Blue Lace Platinum and If I remember a Air Tight SUT, which runs into his Air Tight line stage preamp...but I will confirm.
tablejockey
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Just guessing it's this model. Any chance he isn't  aware of the built in MM section?
http://www.airtight-anm.com/components/atc5.html


lewm
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davey, No way his "linestage" does not have an RIAA equalization circuit after the input gain stage, if it really works.  Not only is RIAA imperative, but also a true linestage input would never have enough gain for the Koetsu to perform properly.
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fuzztone
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Nope.
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daveyf OP
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 @tablejockey  Great assumption, as this is the preamp that he is using, and sure enough, he was unaware of the MM input! Runs the SUT into the MM input...:0)  
I was seriously thinking that I needed to go back to analog school...not yet, I guess. 
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