Cartridge loading question


Does lowering cart loading impedance only affect the top end (rolling off) or does it also impact soundstage, dynamics, etc.?
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You have to find some way to get it across the cartridge terminals.

Our preamps have a load strip on the back so its rather easy. Other preamps may only have settings available from the front panel. If that is the case, you'll have to get some connectors too so that the connection can be made prior to the input of the preamp.

The middle pin and one of the outside leads of the potentiometer are wired together, the same in both channels.  The resulting connections are somehow made to connect one to the + output of the cartridge and the other to the - output such that the pot (now wired as a rheostat) is in parallel with the cartridge.

If any of this seems tricky to you, you're going to need some assistance when you set this up.
Thanks @atmasphere, really appreciate the help. I will look into this further. In the meantime, I'm really liking what I'm hearing at 250 ohm.
All good advice above.  Sounds like 250 Ohm is ideal for your set up.  Enjoy.
@stevecham thanks, highs and lows both sound good at 250 ohms. I think the lower value plays to my listening room (hardwood floors, lots of hard surfaces, etc.)
@asp307 , as with most MM/MI cartridges the Zephyr is specified for loading at 47K or higher.  I'm surprised it sounds good at 250R.