Mc cartridge and phono amp

Well - its a bit more than a grand - but you'd be hard pressed to find better

The Liberty B2B-1 - and yes I make them, and proud of it :-)

Good Listening

Peter

Liberty

40 dB of gain is simply not enough for a low output MC; you need at least 56 dB for a 0.5 mV cart. Can you not increase the gain on this, especially at this price point I don't see how you can be competitive, no matter how good it sounds. I was taking a good look at this phono pre and then the gain was a "show stopper" for me.

So what do i have to do?
In this price, MM or MC ?

Personally I dont think your turntable is up to a good MC, you would be better to put all the money into a good phono stage that will last several upgrades, and do the TT later. If you must upgrade your cartridge I think you would be better off with a high quality MM until you upgrade the TT/Arm.

Stevecham - See the specs from the Stereoplile review below

Description: Overall voltage gain: 44dB or 64dB, depending on internal setting.