Does Everyone Use 2 Phono Cables with SUT

I’m using an Auditorium 23 T-1 step up transformer. Sounds really good with the Madake and 2 phono cables.

I am aware that the A23 “T-2” technically is for higher Ohm cartridges like the Madake. 
 

I had been using a high-end “tinned copper” phono and regular interconnect. I’d rather not mention the brand to be fair.
 

That company does not publish the capacitance, but I’ll bet it’s much more restrictive than the Audience cables. 
 

Yes, two phono cables.

@elliottbnewcombjr 

The 2.5ohm T1 supposedly has a turns ration of at least 30. He's running the 16ohm Madake into 52ohms. His output voltage would be 7volts into the phono.

It's a mess - total mismatch - probably the result of reading too many fairy stories passing as audio reviews.

It’s not nearly that severe a mismatch. 7V into phono stage? You mean 7mV, and probably closer to 5mV after losing losses - perfect for an MM phono stage. The loading certainly isn’t optimal, and a couple dB of signal will be lost to that, but it’s far from dooming the combination to bad sound.

@mulveling 

If you look at the cost of the components to have such a mismatch is sad.

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