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In Reply to: RE: Yet (sigh) another post for cartridge recommendations posted by dgaapc7 on January 10, 2022 at 10:09:23
Some of those older full function tube preamps have ludicrously high line stage gain (31 dB!!) which in combination with high MM stage gain allows for MC cartridges to be run from them.What you have is the same net gain as a much more typical 67dB MC phono stage plus 11dB line stage. In theory you could run a low output 0.3mV - 0.5mV MC cartridge just fine. The problem is that without the MC gain up front before RIAA, you might (or might not) notice a lack of dynamics in the resulting sound, though the overall volume level might be fine? I can't say.
In your setup I'd be tempted to try a Benz Zebrawood L/M/H (from Audiogon, at the top end of your budget), but I don't know which of the 3 output levels would be optimal for your preamp, since its configuration is unusual. I'd probably go for "M" in that case. You get lighter more nimble coils than H and you get a lot of your volume control range back.
I had a Glider L2 and a Wood M2 and SM - the new Zebrawood is much, much better than these models.
Edits: 01/10/22Follow Ups:
Thanks for the reply. I had not even thought about the RIAA matter, just the gain. I liked the Glider's overall sound, but it's just not a good fit for what I have now. However, it performed flawlessly for a long time, a point in favor of getting another Benz. Gosh, I wish I could A/B these things, since $1000-1500 is a lot of dough to me to spend sound unheard, and I just won't buy a used cartridge.
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