Will Eros 2 work with your cartridge?
Moving-magnet cartridges: Eros 2 is designed for MM cartridges commonly fitted to home turntables.
High-output moving-coil cartridges: Eros 2 also supports HOMC cartridges intended for MM-compatible phono inputs.
Low-output moving-coil cartridges: These generally require additional gain, such as a suitable step-up transformer or head amplifier. Do not assume a low-output MC cartridge can connect directly to Eros 2 without checking the cartridge's output and the required gain and loading.
Phono preamp vs. line preamp: What's the difference?
Eros 2 connects between your turntable and a line-level input. It does not replace the source selection and volume control provided by a line preamplifier such as the Moreplay or BeePre2. For a system with separate amplification, you can pair a phono stage with a line preamp and a power amplifier such as the Kaiju.
Have questions about cartridge output, loading, or matching Eros 2 to your system? Ask the builders in the bottlehead.mommunity forum.
