High-gain Phono Preamps ?

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Posted by jhajeski (A) on January 23, 2016 at 12:40:31

Trying to find out what higher-gain phono preamps are out there (for low-output MC cartridges)?? My Ortofon MC-20 Super has a pretty low (0.25 mV) output - compared to Ortofon's current lines of low-output MC's(0.3 - 0.5 mV). My Vincent PHO-8 drives it ok, but I find myself at roughly half-volume (with my Parasound A21 pushing 400 watts @ 4 ohms), while all my other higher-gain components/inputs obviously require much less "volume knob" to get the same audible levels. It's not a major issue, but if I'm in a position to change phono preamps, I'd like to move to one with higher gain.

Note: I haven't tried the internal phono stage of my Parasound P5 preamp with my current ttable/cartridge combo, but I can't imagine it'll have more gain than the Vincent (Parasound doesn't publish the P5's MC gain).

Thanks,
Jim

Phono preamp - Vincent PHO-8
Cartridge - Ortofon MC-20 Super
Table - VPI Scout
Preamp - Parasound P5
Amp - Parasound A21
Other - Oppo, Monitor Audio, Carver, Harman Kardon, Ariston, Adcom

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Topic - High-gain Phono Preamps ? - jhajeski 12:40:31 01/23/16 (16)

Allnic H1201 - Justlisten2 10:20:03 01/26/16 (0)

RE: High-gain Phono Preamps ? - soulfood 09:01:31 01/25/16 (0)

RE: High-gain Phono Preamps ? - hahax@verizon.net 07:33:24 01/25/16 (1)

RE: High-gain Phono Preamps ? - Caucasian Blackplate 12:17:37 01/25/16 (0)

RE: High-gain Phono Preamps ? - Caucasian Blackplate 15:23:08 01/24/16 (0)

RE: High-gain Phono Preamps ? - mondial 13:26:41 01/24/16 (0)

I recommend any version of the K&K phono preamp... - Ozzy 04:27:09 01/24/16 (2)

RE: I recommend any version of the K&K phono preamp... - fin1bxn@msn.com 06:11:48 01/26/16 (1)

RE: I recommend any version of the K&K phono preamp... - mcgjohn@yahoo.com 09:36:47 01/26/16 (0)

RE: High-gain Phono Preamps ? - Awe-d-o-file 14:47:14 01/23/16 (1)

RE: High-gain Phono Preamps ? - jhajeski 15:05:48 01/23/16 (0)

RE: High-gain Phono Preamps ? - AudioSoul 14:28:00 01/23/16 (4)

That is not correct - Victor Khomenko 15:23:32 01/24/16 (0)

Not necessarily so .. - lochrider 15:13:23 01/23/16 (0)

RE: High-gain Phono Preamps ? - jhajeski 15:07:01 01/23/16 (1)

RE: High-gain Phono Preamps ? Agree with SUT - Mechans 21:25:52 01/23/16 (0)

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