I have the MC-1 on a Linn Basik w/Akito and AT-OC-9. I often wonder if I should have gone with the MCX. Well, I am getting a second TT so maybe I will find out. The gain on the MC-1 is about right so if I get a Hana EL or even a Denon 103, I would think the MCX would work as well as the MCL...