There are two cartridge systems for turntables: Moving Magnet (MM) and Moving Coil (MC).
The preamplification can be switched between three values. The normal gain value is +46 dB for MM and +67 dB for MC cartridges.
In the -10 dB position, the Phonos produces enough output level for normal HiFi devices that work with a reference level of -10 dBV.
In the +4 dB position, the output level is about as loud as that of modern DA converters at a reference level of 0dBfs = +15 dBu.
Gold-plated RCA jacks are available for connecting the turntable and for forwarding to a preamplifier like the Director Mk2 or the Elector.