Turntable

[Agonzalez]

What's the difference between a magnetic and a ceramic cartridge?

[Abel Moderator]

1. A ceramic cartridge provides a high output signal at line-level, at the cost of some signal quality.
2. A magnetic cartridge provides superior sound, but at a lower signal level.
3. 

[Agonzalez]

In order to use a magnetic cartridge with a line-level input, you will need to use a ​pre-amplifier.