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MC phono stage without transformer?

A newbie question:

I read a lot of 'reservation' about using an external MC step up transformer to increase the gain of an MM phono stage. But as I searched around for MC phono stages, I noticed that a lot of these actually have internal step-up transformers, some of these transformers are exactly the same as what some people used to make their external step-up.

So if transformer is no good, I should really be looking for an MC phono without the tranformer? Do these exist though?
viper_z
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hansk46
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Hello forum members ,
I built in the best Jensen xformer in my ARC PH 5 as the Dynavector Te Kaitora has to little output . This combination worked out very well in my system .The cartridge sees also a balanced input .
Sphinx PJ 6 ( Dutch brand ,DD with the same motor as the Goldmund studietto ) with Air bearing ET 2.5 arm .
Greetings from the Netherlands , Hans
sirspeedy
738 posts
 
Doug,at which University have you been studying?...An embarrasing wealth of knowledge,in the best sense!

Hans,nice to hear from another fellow hobbyist..from afar.

Best
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
Aw, shucks SirSpeedy! I've met some pretty knowledgeable people here, you included. Correlating what they say with what I hear isn't so hard. What I'm really best at is organizing a structured post. That isn't really knowledge, it's more like bookkeeping. ;-)

Throw in 25 years attendance at the University of Living with Paul, plus 5 years of correspondence classes with the University of Doshi and I realize I *almost* know something. (Neither of them would agree of course!)
sirspeedy
738 posts
 
Pleeease Doug!!You're too humble,here.Take the compliment,and leave it at that!-:)
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