Boy, here's a can of worms I can relate to. I share in your pain!
I have to ask you 1st, is this a new cart.? What was your previous cartridge and setting. Is Benz broken in? Is the Benz a recommended match for your arm?
Now I can ramble...
There are many variables that dictate what loading works best. I've had a big learning curve on this one. Benz's own Lukaschek phono preamp is set at 22K. I have a Benz LP and had a Ruby2. For a long time they were run at 470 ohms, only cause it was a fixed setting. Every time I tried a different SS phonostage and tried loading at 47K or 1000 ohms it was horrific. I even had a XOno in my system a long time ago. Then I tried a tubed unit and use 47K or 1000 most often. My room is brutal on HF so it took many cable trials and phono preamps to find a good match. I'm still looking.
I would try changing either the XOno-preamp interconnect in combination with alternative load settings, 1000 or 475 will probably be the best. No one ever really explained, or was able to explain to me what happens sonically when you add/remove resistance in a cart. circuit. I always assumed that increasing the loading would be better for me since it reduced HF output. What no one explained to me was it also reduces the bass and the overall signal output. I noticed the same effect when I had a resistor placed on a 2nd set of ouputs on my DAC cause it was a bit "hot" for my preamp. In my case reducing treble seemed like the way to go but doing that killed the bass as well making the HF seem worse. But then again, reducing the loading only worked with a non SS phonostage, and I use all SS! If the Benz is a different cart. for you, you may need to play with VTA/VTF.
I have to ask you 1st, is this a new cart.? What was your previous cartridge and setting. Is Benz broken in? Is the Benz a recommended match for your arm?
Now I can ramble...
There are many variables that dictate what loading works best. I've had a big learning curve on this one. Benz's own Lukaschek phono preamp is set at 22K. I have a Benz LP and had a Ruby2. For a long time they were run at 470 ohms, only cause it was a fixed setting. Every time I tried a different SS phonostage and tried loading at 47K or 1000 ohms it was horrific. I even had a XOno in my system a long time ago. Then I tried a tubed unit and use 47K or 1000 most often. My room is brutal on HF so it took many cable trials and phono preamps to find a good match. I'm still looking.
I would try changing either the XOno-preamp interconnect in combination with alternative load settings, 1000 or 475 will probably be the best. No one ever really explained, or was able to explain to me what happens sonically when you add/remove resistance in a cart. circuit. I always assumed that increasing the loading would be better for me since it reduced HF output. What no one explained to me was it also reduces the bass and the overall signal output. I noticed the same effect when I had a resistor placed on a 2nd set of ouputs on my DAC cause it was a bit "hot" for my preamp. In my case reducing treble seemed like the way to go but doing that killed the bass as well making the HF seem worse. But then again, reducing the loading only worked with a non SS phonostage, and I use all SS! If the Benz is a different cart. for you, you may need to play with VTA/VTF.