I was using a EAR834p stage mc & mm with a dvx20low output via the mc stage on Rega 25 rb600 for a quiet a while reasonably satisfied with the sound,until i read a thread regarding step up transformers phonostages and cartridges,recommending using a Partridge sut with my set up but was told to use the mm stage on the EAR834p which is superior to the mc stage,the difference was huge.Still using this set up many years on.