mc cartridge loading


I currently load an Audio Technica ART9 at 90 ohms, the load 'inherited' from another cartridge, am pleased with the sound but recognize the manufacturer's recommendation that at least 100 ohms be used.  Changing load requires opening the phono-amplifier case, somewhat tedious.   Is increasing the resistance (decreasing the load) worth the effort?
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Showing 1 response by chakster

While loading is always the question i want to remind about phono preamps with so called "Automatic Impedance Matching" for any cartridge. One of them is WLM Phonata from WLM Acoustics. I believe it was probably made by Trafomatic Audio for WLM Acoustics (Austrian-Serbian collaboration) and i think it’s out of production now. Anyway, that’s what i use, not sure if i miss something with loading, but with this device i can forget about loading at all - right? "This unique preamp has automatic impedance matching so that the input impedance for the cartridge is perfect each and every time."

p.s. I've posted WLM Phonata's specs here on audiogon before.