Perhaps they do, I don't care about religious arguments over purity or neutrality, etc. because I like many tube phono stages that employ a SUT. My own, a Viva Fono has a built in SUT. The Audio Note phonostages are all MM stages with the expectation that an SUT will be used ahead of he stage (they sell some very pricey SUT for that purpose). Zanden's phono stages employ Jensen SUT.
SUT - electrical theory and practical experience
Some vinyl users use a SUT to enhance the signal of the MC cartridge so that it can be used in the MM input of a phono stage. Although I don't understand the theory behind it, I realize that a SUT should be matched individually to a particular cartridge, depending on the internal impedance of the MC, among other things.
Assuming an appropriately / ideally matched SUT and MC, What are the inherent advantages or disadvantages of inserting a SUT after the MC in the audio chain? Does the SUT theoretically enhance or degrade the sound quality? What does the SUT actually do to the sound quality?
Thanks.
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