Dynaco SCA-35 phono input stages

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I have had a lot of nice Dynaco Stereo 70s for my audio system. I just got the first Dynaco SCA-35 I have ever had. One thing I notice that is differentâ€¦ well, it can't be quite the same as using a PAS 3 and Stereo 35 power amp.
What I notice is that even tho it has 3 phono inputs (different input levels) the only one that isn't distorted for my turntable (I have a Grado magnetic cartridge right now) just doesn't have much oomph. You really have to take it up to Â½ way volume to get a decent amount of sound. .My Dynaco FM 3 tuner is a lot louder than the turntable. The cassette deck was also pretty soft, but I found a phono input that makes it noticeably louder, and without distortion.
So is there anyway to bring the phono/turntable signal up before it goes into the amp ( I know there are these little solid state devices that bring magnetic cartridge output up to the level of a ceramic cartridge)â€¦ It would be cool if there were some tube stereo booster unit that had a variable output going into to the SCA 35.
OR OR
is there a way to either boost the turntable's signal once it goes in the soft phono input, or a way to damp down one of the other phono inputs, so it keeps most of the additional gain volume but isn't distorted.
Thanks,
A new SCA-35 experimenter

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Topic - Dynaco SCA-35 phono input stages - Bob B 18:18:51 08/01/02 (5)

Re: Dynaco SCA-35 phono input stages - Adrian Chan 06:03:58 08/03/02 (2)

Re: Dynaco SCA-35 phono input stages - John Martin 07:53:39 08/06/02 (1)

Re: Dynaco SCA-35 phono input stages - Bob B 14:44:25 08/06/02 (0)

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