Cary SLP-98

I have the SLP98P and use a 2.5mv Dynavector MC cart. As long as the cart has at least 1.4mv you'll be ok. I love this preamp and recently went from a Cary V12R to a Cary CAD120S amp. The system sounds fantastic. The sources are all Linn. It also sounded great with the Linn K18II MM cart. Good luck.

I should have mentioned in the original post: I'm running a pair of AES Six-Pac amps.

For carts, I'm currently running either an Ortofon Rondo Bronze MC (.5mv) on an old LP-12, or a Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood MM (3.6mv) on a Marantz TT. I have no complaints with the MiniMax phonostage and it's both MM/MC capable.

The SLP-98L looks a bit "naked" without the 12AX7's used in the phono-version.

For how little extra it cost to go from the 98L to the 98P its worth it. You get a great phono section and higher and more interest for resale than the line only. I am enjoying mine alot. I bet it would sound great with those six pacs! Cheers