It's the opposite, actually.

Phonographs had phono cartridges. Cartridges came as either ceramic (real old, real cheap), moving magnet, and moving coil. The moving magnet system was the most popular. It put out a very low level of signal, and it required equalization (riaa curve) to ensure a linear response. If you plugged in a line level device, you would overdrive the input immediately. If you had a moving coil cartridge, it was even more sensitive, and you needed a pre amp on your pre amp to make it work.

Sigh. Those were the days.....