phono stage / step up for Koetsu carts

I just bought a Joule LAP-150 Mkll and have been using the stock impute of 47k Oms. This is working well but I want to try 1000 Ohms as I think that may be the optimum setting for my system. When I was using CJ Act2 and Pass XOno I tried 120 Ohms, it sounded slow and the imaging was congested. I tried 1000 Ohms but liked 475 Ohms/1.922gr VTF best and stayed there. The current setting is 1.863gr but recent P/C changes have altered the sound and a heaver VTF may add desired fullness to the "body".

Nice looking system Samhar!!!
any compliance issues with your Basis tonearm ?
Thanks for the inputs.

Thanks!
I don't think so, the CJ/Pass set up was very revealing and there were no compliance issue that I was aware of then and none now with the Joule.

Well, if your going to get a Koetsu cartridge, and you want to use it with a SUT, why not get the Koetsu SUT which they make specifically for their cartridges? Go to Melvin Ang's website.

a Koetsu step up is definitely a possibility in the future though that is a pricey phono step up.
Anyone here have luck using EAR834p or Tron Seven with the Koetsus ?
Thanks !