I've read the low inductance of a LOMC cart makes capacitive loading insignificant.
That's interesting because I can't go that high on my stage. JC3+ has MM 47k ohm, MC 47k ohm or MC variable 50-550 Ohms.
Yeah so far I definitely don't need more high end but I'll play around with it once I reach 30 hours break in and see what happens. I'm still running dead even VTA as well and I trunk I'll probably drop the tail just a touch as well.
The differences between 470 and 550 should be practically negligible. @Mather for a real difference check out the MC 47k fixed setting. That should be a significant change in sound. You can be messing with all this before complete run in of the Paua is complete without any issues.
What is the impedance of your current cart? General rule of thumb is 10x the cart impedance for loading.
Soundsmith says the loading should be 470 ohms? Then that should be your home base and would seem to indicate the cartridge impedance is around a highish 47 ohms. I think you will find the cart to sound much fuller with a loading close to 470. You are at 47000 now.
So 100 is about perfect.
Worse by an order of magnitude. 47,000 ohms.
Hahaha Jesus Christ. If it sounds good at this setting.... I'm actually happy I did this. Now I just get to listen to everything I already listened to again. Also this is pretty wild because while the highs are currently accentuated they certainly aren't bad by any means so I'm kinda shocked.
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Now that I'm a little more awake I have to ask the question - is the Paua a moving iron cartridge? If so, does cartridge loading have as much affect as it does on a moving coil? Not awake enough to know the answer to that one. But if Lederman suggests 470 ohms, then there is your answer. Coffee time.
Yeah in spinning right now at 470 and honestly I'm going to say there's a negligible difference so I'm guessing perhaps MI matters a bit less on loading. Background is a bit more black (but it was already very black before) and highs are a little tamed vs before but really the difference isn't huge.
Nah, it's not like turning the treble control all the way up, it's much more subtle than that and it's not just frequency balance that is affected. Dynamics are affected also with a too low loading tamping the sound down and too high making the proceedings brighter and a little jumpier. again, loading affects are subtle unlike tone controls which are much grosser in their actions.