TubeHiFiNut
Super Member
are you using a vlomc cartridge with the stm-72?
that unit has lots of gain, having been designed to go with Ortofon's MC20 with a 0.07mV output. The more expensive MCA-76 was the head amp for that cartridge and its gain is spec'ed at 34.5dB, much higher than the typical 20dZB or so.
Correct....when I had the MC20.
Also had the MCA-76 which I sold with the cartridge some many years back.
Now the STM-72 sits and waits for the time when I buy another MC20 or other VLOMC to match it.