At 10:00 on the amp it's low level listenable. I didn't think I'd hear much at all. But to get normal volume the S/N of the Cornet is definitely challenged.Still, if you have a low output MC, a MM Fono stage and 97dB+ speakers like a lot of us, you have music w/o step-ups.
Now back to Laura Nyro, Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat