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MC suggestions for conrad-johnson Premier 15

I am looking for a new MC cartridge that will work with the premier 15. I am running a Clearaudio Maestro V2 (mm) currently and it has too much output for me. It doesn't over drive anything but at the lowest setting on my pre-amp it is too loud for late night listening. The total output is close to 2V (calculated). I am running an SME 309 arm and was considering the Ortofon Cadenza Bronze. Any help is welcomed, but advice from Premier 15 owners would be awesome.
pepler
pepler OP
30 posts
 
Thank you Dover! I will look into the benz micro line.
pepler OP
30 posts
 
What are other Premier 15 15/2 owners running for MC cartridges?
fjn04
1,561 posts
 
I had the Prem 15 many years ago. It's a real nice unit. I ran a Koetsu RSP with .2mv, and it was not enough gain. I can't remember if it has an MM/MC inputs or MC only, but I think just MC. I would think a .5 or .6 mv cart would be pretty ideal. Something like a Shelter, or maybe one of the Ortofon's with a slightly higher output. An SUT would only make sense in to an MM input, but again, I didn't recall the 15 having one.
billstevenson
361 posts
 
i have a cj TEA2MAX with 55db gain and it works for cartridges that I currently own from 0.35mV (LOMC) to 5.0mV (MM). I recommend you call cj and talk this over before spending any money.
downunder
1,329 posts
 
Lyra cartridge you need at least .5mv output for the prem15

Delos is a great cart for the $$
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