# PMG Phono Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Audio Components\ **Created:** [August 1, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571 "2026-08-01T17:42:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tomhail](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tomhail/32/40944_2.png) [@tomhail](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tomhail)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571/21 "2026-10-07T13:18:33Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/4X/a/c/6/ac6e47f63809685a0766535ccfa330f24301b814.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571/22 "2026-10-07T14:24:26Z")
Is the design the same as what we saw at AXPONA, Paul, in that there is no transimpedance input? ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Brunhaver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/chris_brunhaver/32/64810_2.png) [@Chris\_Brunhaver](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Chris_Brunhaver)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571/23 "2026-10-08T00:44:12Z")
The PMG phono does have a transimpedance input in addition to the voltage inputs. If you have a low impedance moving coil cartridge the transimpedance stage sounds amazing ---
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571/24 "2026-10-08T01:07:01Z")
Hey, great! 😃 Not sure how I missed that when I saw it in Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![karl-moller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/839c29/32.png) [@karl-moller](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/karl-moller)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571/25 "2026-10-08T13:08:35Z")
You speak of voltage inputs in the plural. Looking at the website picture of the back of the PMG Phono I indeed see both RCA and XLR voltage inputs. If I use the RCA input for my tonearm with a mono moving magnet cartridge, will I be forced to use the RCA transimpedance inputs for my tonearm with a stereo moving coil, or will the menu also allow me to use the XLR input for my moving coil? I ask because many moving coils have a high enough internal resistance that one might prefer not to use the transimpedance option. Another problem possibly forcing transimpedance is that most moving coil setups don’t have an XLR output. ---
**Author:** ![weedeewop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/weedeewop/32/190064_2.png) [@weedeewop](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/weedeewop)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571/26 "2026-10-08T15:12:28Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/4X/7/0/9/709921809cd7a7f3c04b05e86f99159c9b6f53f2.jpeg) Could be an excellent match for my Mutech Hayabusa, which currently favors a Sutherland Little Loco. [Mutech Hayabusa](https://bunny-wp-pullzone-ogooeuzsy6.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1000005274-2-2048x1536.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![weedeewop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/weedeewop/32/190064_2.png) [@weedeewop](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/weedeewop)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571/27 "2026-10-08T15:20:59Z")
I’d consider transimpedence as a special application for very low output/low impedance moving coil cartridges with a coil resistance of 6 ohms or less. ---
**Author:** ![karl-moller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/839c29/32.png) [@karl-moller](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/karl-moller)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571/28 "2026-10-08T17:03:15Z")
Yes that is exactly my concern, though your cutoff of 6 ohms is lower than other values I have seen (10, 15, as high as 20). If you are right I will not love the reproduction of my 12 ohm Audio-Technica ART9XA using the transimpedance option, so unless I toss that cartridge (and my Shelter models), I would need to use two voltage inputs to support both my MM and MC tonearms. Thus I asked if there is a menu option for two voltage inputs. But even if this option is on the menu (which I doubt), both my tonearms have RCA outputs and I would be loathe to use an RCA-to-XLR adapter for such a low voltage. My fear is that, by catering to the transimpedance option, the PMG Phono is likely for some users to be less flexible than the Stellar Phono. I do acknowledge the majority of users likely use only one cartridge/tonearm at a time. ---
**Author:** ![weedeewop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/weedeewop/32/190064_2.png) [@weedeewop](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/weedeewop)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571/29 "2026-10-08T17:05:42Z")
Actually, IIRC Ron Sutherland had suggested a limit of 2 ohms for optimal performance with the LOCO series of phono preamps. The only way to tell is try them, not so easy these days. ---
**Author:** ![weedeewop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/weedeewop/32/190064_2.png) [@weedeewop](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/weedeewop)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571/30 "2026-10-08T17:09:45Z")
Well a phono cart is balanced by its nature, and the RCA connector is a compromise. While I do use RCA in my system, changing the cable to XLR is a distinct possibility. Personally neither cartridge you mentioned AT or Shelter are good candidates for a transimpedance phono stage. [Previous page](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pmg-phono-question/44571.md?page=1)