What loading do you use on your Dynavector XX2MKII

Dear Dan: 100 Ohms seem to me almost right on that cartridge but if for you 10 Ohms works for the better then you are " done ", in your audio system you are the best "judge ".

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

I thank you all for your responses. Last night, I tried 470ohms, 100, and back down to 10ohms. 10ohms seems to work best for my equipment and temperament. Golden Imports Symphonies Nos. 1, "Nordic" and 3, Howard Hanson, sounded outstanding. I'll just stick with 10ohms for a while, it seems the best fit. There is no way to get between 10ohms and 100ohms, by the way.

Thanks to all,
Dan

There is no way to get between 10ohms and 100ohms, by the way.

Thanks to all,
Dan
Islandmandan (System | Threads | Answers)

Yes there is. Use some RCA "Y" adapters and plug some DIY RCA plugs wired with various resistor values into the extra female connector on each "Y" adapter. Use a 100 ohm starting value on your phono preamp. The total resistance will be lowered according to the value RCA plugs you install. Use this parallel resistance calculator to figure the new resistance. For example, using a base resistance of 100 ohms, plugging a RCA plug wired with a 50 ohm resistor will yield a resistance of 33 ohms.

Works great.

Thanks to member "Nsgarch" for this technique.

Mmmm, lot of smart folks on this site! Thanks Tvad, and Nsgarch, and many so others that have helped my analog front end sound so spectacular. (It really does!)

Thanks to all,
Dan

Hey Dan, have you fooled around much with the VTA? Dynavectors generally should be a tiny bit low at the pivot end of the arm, not exactly level.