First, in any chain of events the first stage is the most effectual in performance, all errors are magnified from that stage on.
Second, the relationship between the cartridge and the phono electronics is as tricky as that of the amplifier to speaker, each involves the interface between two energy converting transducers, mechanical to electronic for the phone, electronic to mechanical for the speaker. There is little that is linear in either process.
Cartridge loading sets the cartridge performance and is not a fixed issue, It effects the entire electro-mechanical relationship.
I would suggest that you read Austin Audio Works paper on cartridge loading (on the web site) to expand your understanding of this reality of this relationship, no fluff, just raw data delivered in graphs. You have to decide whether the timbre of the cartridge is effected by what loads it.
Resolution of audio information starts at the beginning, and each record is different - check out the Black Swan.
Second, the relationship between the cartridge and the phono electronics is as tricky as that of the amplifier to speaker, each involves the interface between two energy converting transducers, mechanical to electronic for the phone, electronic to mechanical for the speaker. There is little that is linear in either process.
Cartridge loading sets the cartridge performance and is not a fixed issue, It effects the entire electro-mechanical relationship.
I would suggest that you read Austin Audio Works paper on cartridge loading (on the web site) to expand your understanding of this reality of this relationship, no fluff, just raw data delivered in graphs. You have to decide whether the timbre of the cartridge is effected by what loads it.
Resolution of audio information starts at the beginning, and each record is different - check out the Black Swan.