Here's an interesting idea... an active headshell to partially amplify the signal long before the phono stage
http://clearaudio.de/en/products/electronics-absolute_phono.php
http://www.ultrahighendreview.com/c...-phono-and-absolute-phono-inside-phono-stages
http://clearaudio.de/en/products/electronics-absolute_phono.php
http://www.ultrahighendreview.com/c...-phono-and-absolute-phono-inside-phono-stages