30-Jun-2015, 20:13
I'm running an MC and yes, there is some hiss which can be clearly heard if the amp is turned up to say 0dB, which is a lot higher than I normally run. I think this is probably to be expected when you consider the huge amount of gain involved. I must admit that I don't like the idea of a step up transformer, something else in the signal path as it were. However, reading the posts above, and considering transformers are not far off 100% efficient, I think this is an option well worth exploring.