[cyto]

Just asking for opinions:

Using 40pf for my Cornet 2 and 35pf measured for my tonearm and cable (1/2M Emotiva X series at 56pf/M + tonearm) I got a total of 75pf. My cart is an AT120e/t wich likes 100-200pf and has 490mh inductance. I pluged in the numbers and got a resonance frequency of 26.3kH, ok so far.

The "optimal" resistance load, according to the calculator is 80.8K. I built the Cornet with 47K.

Should I try 80K and see what it sounds like? It is not overly bright as I suspect changing the load to 80k would make it brighter.

BTW I am still diggin' the 6n2P-EV in the V200 spot.

Thanks

David

[hagtech]

How do you know that cart likes 100pF to 200pF? 

jh

[cyto]

How do you know that cart likes 100pF to 200pF? 

jh

It is in the owners manual.

[WireNut]

Cyto,

Thank you for that, I have the 120E, I over looked the 47k spec 

 

[hagtech]

Forget the spec.  Trust your ears.  Build it with minimal capacitive loading.

jh

[cyto]

Forget the spec.  Trust your ears.  Build it with minimal capacitive loading.

jh

I agree

I usually mod my phono stages to have adjustable input impedance. I think I will do the same to my Cornet 2 with (47k, 82.5k, 120k, 150k) resistors and a DIP switch on a small perf board, one for each channel. With the parallel combinations I will have a wide choice of impedance settings.