Does any user have advice on the best capacitive and resistive loading options for this cartridge? The published spec does recommend 47K Ohms but is completely silent on capacitive loading.
Mine has played just 14-15 LP sides so far and it will be sometime before I hit the recommended 30 hours of play.
I've been playing around with various R & C loadings as well as vertical tracking angle, and I must say I'm already very impressed. Right now, the bass sounds recessed but playing around with the above mentioned settings have really opened up the highs and mids.
Thanks in advance for any actionable advice.
PS: I've seen a wild swing in C values recommended - some say as low as 120 pF while someone else says ~450 pF. Still another user recommended ~600 pF. My MM phono preamp can do 130 to 440 pF, including phono cable capacitance. If higher is needed I can increase 440 by 100 or even 150 pF, but I'll need to heat up the iron for that.
Mine has played just 14-15 LP sides so far and it will be sometime before I hit the recommended 30 hours of play.
I've been playing around with various R & C loadings as well as vertical tracking angle, and I must say I'm already very impressed. Right now, the bass sounds recessed but playing around with the above mentioned settings have really opened up the highs and mids.
Thanks in advance for any actionable advice.
PS: I've seen a wild swing in C values recommended - some say as low as 120 pF while someone else says ~450 pF. Still another user recommended ~600 pF. My MM phono preamp can do 130 to 440 pF, including phono cable capacitance. If higher is needed I can increase 440 by 100 or even 150 pF, but I'll need to heat up the iron for that.
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