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Cartridge output question.

An electrical engineer of the old school with many years experience tells me that cartridges should have an output of close to 5 millivolt, that that is the way to setup a vinyl system where a phono stage sees a greater output than today's cartridges.
What are the advantages of low output moving coil.
As for me I prefer the lomc, should I consider the high outputs.
He has a phono stage that works great with the high output cartridges, what modern high output cartridge should be considered so I could give his phono a try.
pedrillo
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stanwal
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The low output ones sound better. Go with a stage that works with the type of cartridge you intend to use. Dynavector 10x5 is a good HOMC, the new Ortofon MM have a good rep but if you really like the LOMC better you are just beating around the bush.
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almarg
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I am also "an electrical engineer of the old school with many years experience" (although not in audio), and I agree with Stan.

Regards,
-- Al
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rauliruegas
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Dear Pedrillo: The cartridge output level IMHO is only one of the several factors that define the cartridge signal quality performance.

In absolute terms a LO cartridge should " sounds " better due that the cartridge signal " sees " less coil wire but this sole fact does not define the LO cartridge quality performance.
Anyway, that LO cartridge signal must pass for more gain stages than a HO cartridge signal where in those additional gain stages ( along additional cables and connectors ) the cartridge signal suffer a degradation that the HO cartridge signal don't.

As you can see there is nothing perfect but " full " of trade-offs.

+++++ " As for me I prefer the lomc, should I consider the high outputs. " +++++

absoutey it is a good alternative/choice to think in a MM cartridge design.

regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
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