Plinius M16 Phono vs. Plinius M14 Separate Phono


New to vinyl. Any benefits to going to a separate phono stage ?? Will the M14 make a significant difference in the musical reproduction of my records compared to the M16 pre w/built in phono stage ??

Associated equipment:
Plinius 250 MKIV
Plinius M16
Amazon Ref.TT
Tri-Planar Tonearm
ZYX UNIverse Cart
Totem Shaman Loudspeakers
XLO L.E.Speaker/Interconnects

Thx in advance,

Trevor.
tfjm
Hi John, my ZYX is a high output model(0.48mV) as per the literature attached with the cart....so the M14 will work.

Thx-Trevor.
Hi Tfjm, the Plinius, as a solid state amp, gave more detail and bass than the previous phonostages I mentioned. It has adjustable gain and loading. I use mostly low gain even though my cartridge is a Moving coil Shelter with .4mv output. This is not super low but I have the opposite problem from you in that if I use high gain I have very little play to use in the volume adjustment. I generally would only use one quarter adjustment but have more range to use with low gain.
Hi John,appreciate it !

Hi Jyprez,thx for your birds eye view on the sound qualities of M14 !