High output MC cartridge compatible with MM only phono stages?

[papomaster]

Hey all!

If your phono stage only has MM inputs, can you plug a high output MC cartridge and have the same result as a MM cartridge?

 

[Geoff Rymer]

I suspect this depends cartridge to cartridge and phono stage to phono stage, but my Benz Glider H2 works fine with the MM phono stage in my amp.

 

[golgi]

Yes it depends on the cartridge and phono stage. But for me, the Denon DL160 is a glorious cartridge!

 

[papomaster]

How about a denon 110 coupled to a cambridge 540p? And btw, what's the regular price of a denon 110 or 160?

 

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Originally Posted by papomaster /img/forum/go_quote.gif How about a denon 110 coupled to a cambridge 540p?

The 540p has 39 dB gain, which should be adequate for the Denon DL-110 or 160.

 

[jp11801]

yes, I had really great results with the dynavector 20xh

 

[scott_d_m]

I'm using a Denon DL160 with my Rega FonoMini with good results.

 

[DigiPete]

I was using a Denon DL160 with my receiver's phono inputs, and later with a CIA VPP1 (40 db gain?) with no problems.

 

[ssportclay]

The purpose of the high output MC design is so that you can drive them with a MM phono preamp. Any SS phono preamp with a fairly standard 40 db gain will have no problem lighting up any of them. Its only when you use the weakling preamps below about 35 db gain that issues may occur.