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Is there a list of cartridge capacitance?

My phono stage has various cap values, but I can't see the cap value of my cartridge(Clearaudio Talisman V2 Gold)anywhere in the literature from Clearaudio.

I do have the cap value for my tonearm cables,28pf/ft.

Has anyone found a list of cartridge capacitance that I can use to properly set the values on my phono stage?

Please,I've done enough experimenting, and the answer is there are numerous settings that "sound good", I would just like to confirm if what sounds good to my ears jives with what is prescribed to sound the best vis a vis the correct match up of capicitance between cartridge and tone arm wires.

lacee

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almarg
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See the post by cartridge designer Jonathan Carr dated 8-14-10 in this thread for an explanation of the relevance of load capacitance to LOMC's.

Also see the discussion in this thread, particularly the comments by Atmasphere.

In general, with LOMC's the lower the load capacitance the better. Although whatever difference it may make will be dependent on the particular phono stage that is being used, and in some cases there may be no difference.

Regards,
-- Al
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06-05-12: Rauliruegas
Of course that maybe my system has not enough resolution or my ears could be not good enough to distinguish that capacitance subject. Maybe you can do it but I don't know: could you share your experiernces about?
Hi Raul,

Another possibility is that your phono stage is able to handle the ultrasonic resonant peak that Jonathan Carr and Atmasphere referred to, which is sensitive to capacitance, without any audible consequences.

My own experience to this point is just with high output MM and MI cartridges, and therefore is not relevant to the question. The intention of my previous comment was just to call attention to what a couple of distinguished designers had to say on the subject, which from a technical standpoint makes sense to me.

Best regards,
-- Al
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