You can even use a > mic preamp if you can bypass the 600-ohm input transformer, or more > appropriately replace it with something where the cartridge sees > 47K-ohms Which gets back to the KAB pre-amp, which can provide 47k ohms for the phono cartridge, and variable for different loads. I am not familiar enough with > the Packburn to know if it has a low-level output to directly feed a > phono preamp with EQ. taking a line level signal and dropping it to cartridge level for feeding into a phono pre-amp should be quite easy. joe salerno