From what I've read, the Pass kits are great bang for the buck. A concern I have is they appear to be oriented towards a MM cartridge. At present I'm leaning towards getting a Denon 103R MC and have read of potential issues of not enough gain. There were some posts about a MC board mod in Europe that migth solve the low output issues?
It appears Passdiy will be coming out with a new set of boards this summer, eta, tbd.
Thanks,
Kenreau
Well, OK ... wait till summer, then!
These new boards
may offer more gain (which is what is needed with a LOMC vs. a MM). But they may not!
In which case you may need a step-up device ... either a step-up transformer or an active "head amp".
Just FYI, I use my own phono stage with both my 0.28mV MC
and my 5mV MM. The only difference is ... with the MC, I have to turn up my preamp volume control to max, for most LPs.
Some LPs are cut a bit low so, really, I'd like some more gain ... others are cut a bit high so that - to keep the same volume level - I have to turn the volume control down a couple of 'clicks'. But most are fine at my listening level.
With the MM, th evolume control sits at the 'normal' position (relative to CD and/or tuner).
Regards,
Andy
