Question about TT Head amp Use

[pantoramasan]

Help me out here someone please. Am I to understand that when using a head amp with a TT, it is solely to boost the gain of your MC cartridge/stylus when connected to the standard phono output? If so, how would that affect the use of a MM cart with the head amp connected to the phono output? Would that cause any damage to the amp? any amp be it tube or SS?

 

[sqlsavior]

The likely result would be an overload of the phono stage, which doesn't damage it, but sounds distorted and terrible.

 

[pantoramasan]

Thank you! I assumed it would be something like that. My intention was to somehow upgrade the Fisher 500c phono stage.