Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question

I owned the Pass XP-15 for many years and have been enjoying the XP-27 for several. I dont find the difference between 15 and the 27 to manifest through different loading.  The 27 sounds different (and a little better) at all settings.  Like Lewn, I have never heard a big difference between 100 ohm and 47 kohm loads on LOMC carts. Like ssg308 reports, big differences in character can be discerned with different gain settings.  My conclusions are that the Pass phono preamps can handle RFI generated by LOMC quite nicely.  

Hoping that ssg308 enjoys the Unami Red. 

I'm sure some of this is dependent on listening preferences and other system components. I have used Pass Labs phono pre's on Lyra (Atlas, Etna SL, Delos), Koetsu RSP, SoundSmith (Zephyr Star, Sussurro, Hyperion), ZYX (Yatra) and Denon 103R (Zu).  The most sensitive to loading are the SoundSmith MIs.  They loose upper frequency presence with resistive values below 500 ohms. I prefer them at 47 Kohm. The Lyra and Koetsu sound the same between 100 ohms and 47 Kohm. So I run Lyra, Koetsu and SoundSmith at 47 Kohm. 

@ssg308 What preamp are you using?

Just wanted to make sure that they were playing together nicely.  So an XP-12/17 combo is perfect!

Nice!  I love my XP-22/27 combo as well for their truth telling. I bet the 12/17 combo is 95% of what I get with the fancy schmancy seperate power supply versions. 

All this being said, I'm still surprised that the Hana-Pass combo is so sensitive to loading.