Hi Gerard,
Which Benz do you have? I have never used one so I hesitate to comment.
All of the Benz cartridges are MC, and generally speaking, MC cartridges are not as sensitive to the load as MM cartridges (due to the low coil inductance). However connecting an MC to a low resistance load (such as 100 Ohms) results in a larger current, and this mechanically dampens the cantilever. This may be the more rolled off kind of sound you are looking for.
However, returning to your original observations, the two phono stages you tried gave a preferable sound (ie less HF emphasis), even when the input impedance was set high (10K, or 20K). Since your phono stage is already set to a lowish impedance, and you think you still have too much HF emphasis, then I can't see how you can cure the problem with your existing phono stage. Increasing the resistance will make it worse if anything.
Best regards,
Brian
PS An RLC circuit is a circuit containing a resistor (R), an inductor (L), and a Capacitor (C).
Which Benz do you have? I have never used one so I hesitate to comment.
All of the Benz cartridges are MC, and generally speaking, MC cartridges are not as sensitive to the load as MM cartridges (due to the low coil inductance). However connecting an MC to a low resistance load (such as 100 Ohms) results in a larger current, and this mechanically dampens the cantilever. This may be the more rolled off kind of sound you are looking for.
However, returning to your original observations, the two phono stages you tried gave a preferable sound (ie less HF emphasis), even when the input impedance was set high (10K, or 20K). Since your phono stage is already set to a lowish impedance, and you think you still have too much HF emphasis, then I can't see how you can cure the problem with your existing phono stage. Increasing the resistance will make it worse if anything.
Best regards,
Brian
PS An RLC circuit is a circuit containing a resistor (R), an inductor (L), and a Capacitor (C).