Right now I am using a Soundsmith Paua Special Edition - high output (+2.7mv) cartridge on an old 1970's Infinity Black Widow arm~!
Not really a recommended application, but our older preamp with a "built in" phono stage - the 2012 Shadow Reference Preamplifier - is for high output MM,MI & MC carts only.
So I have a few different MM carts sitting around here. Denon, Ortofon black etc. Lower-priced but still really nice sounding cartridges... and if they are matched well they can still sound really nice and satisfying.
It's about synergy, as you know~!
Our newer line of preamps will be much more flexible - and we are coming out with a standalone phono stage soon called "Stratus", that will match our Cirrus Preamplifier, built into the same chassis, and uses the same 6X4 rectified power supply.
We are still the "new kid on the block"... but we're getting there.
RavenDave
