Personally I get a cartridge with enuf gain to drive your phono pre-amp w/out noise. Step up's are a compromise, IMHO of course. You can get more gain though and if your not too fussy........
why is a step up transformer used
I was wondering what the purpose was of a step up transformer for a phono stage? I have a Krell KPE but it does not seem to have enough gain using the preanmp as a power supply. Any suggestions?