So, after owning this Suggie for about 2 yrs now I finally got around to changing the internal phono stage from mc to mm, which required less technical skill than changing TV channels with the remote. Been using a Slee era V Gold with its PSU 1 ps. I'll be listening intensely for the next few days, but was wondering on the basic facts on onboard vs offboard phono stages, all things being equal, wouldn't an on board stage be better due to direct cabling from record player to amp?

Be nice to have a one box option, but if the Slee is better then, of course, silly to get rid of it. So we'll see if there's any noticeable difference.