Cartridge loading question

^^ That does seem like a low value for a moving magnet- I would have expected it to be 10 to 100 times higher!

@dgarretson @atmasphere thanks for your feedback. I am trying different loads to see if I can hear pros and cons and I can. Currently I am listening at 1K ohm. It sounds great however there is a bit of distortion. Possibly it's the recording, I am not certain and it certainly isn't present all the time. More extension of higher frequencies than a lower load. At 1K the speakers seem to disappear.

47K ohm to my ears sounds a bit thin. All the while I have upgraded outlets, power cables and a clarity cap/juniper bypass at varying levels of break-in. 

Sounds like something is amiss with all this. Let the cartridge breathe at 47k.

ebm

47k or 100K sounds best but it depends on your cartridge

100K is an extremely high loading. I don't know if any phono cartridge manufacturer who suggests such a load.