Benz Micro M2 loading

other way around. read my post again. Increasing the load means decreasing the load impedance. Your heard your dealer correctly.

I read this thread with interest because I am using a Benz ACE M (0.8mV) with a Meridian 101b equiped with a MM RIAA.

This RIAA loads the cart with 47k ohms.

Sometimes I feel the sound to be a little thin but I would not like to loose any high freq details and attack.

Should I load the cart with 220 ohms ?

Regards

Ricardo

I would try it at 220 ohms, yes.

I'm using the Benz MO.9 which has impedance of 21ohms and an output of .9mV I've been giving it a load right around 250 and it loves it.

In my meridian 101 MM amp, I replaced the 47k ohm by a 1.82k ohm resistor. The bass gained in detail but lost weight and the trebble is a little less proeminent. I also noticed that the output level is lower. I like the bass but now sound lacks a bit of space and transient power.
There is a 100pF cap in parllel with the loading resistor... should I modify this value (or remove it) in order to regain transient power in high freq ?

Regards

Ricardo