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Originally Posted by Myles B. Astor
I think that is dated information. That info came from the days when tube gear didn't have the gain it does today and as a result, one often ran into noise problems, loss of dynamics, bass, etc. (ergo when you optimally load, you'll lose 1/2 the cartridges output.)
Today's tube phono sections have much more gain and therefore I'd definitely try different loads and see what sounds the best. Alternatively, you may want to look at your phono cable, etc. as you may have tuned your system for your previous system.
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Thank-you.
Just to be clear on the mathematics/conversion. Is 47 Kohm, 4700 ohm?
I have found that 200 and 400 seem to be the best sounding to me. It would be nice if there was something in between.
I have some nice Kimber select cables in between the pre and the phono stage. I will try different cables to see how that affects the loading.
Thanks.