Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question


Guys anyone here has any experience with the Pass XP-17 settings for Hana ML?

I just switched form Pass XP-15 to 17 and its totally different animal. 

Just to compare them both with the gain set at 66db and loading 333ohm they act completely different, while 15 gets maximum bottom and fantastic detail 17 sounds great at the top and the midrange but bottom needs improvement.  Would anyone run 47K ohm? 

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Don't know in this helps, but I have the XP-17's distant ancestor, the XOno, and I listen at 1000 Ohms with the Hana ML. I've tried many settings from 50 Ohms to wide open, and 1000 was hands down the best, for me. 

 

paul 

I load mine at 47K and it works great.

As you decrease the load it sees, two things happen. The first is the output level decreases especially as the load value approaches that of the cartridge itself but 100 Ohms will have no effect at all in that regard.

The second of course is that the cantilever gets stiffer, less compliant, since you are causing it to do more work.

Depending on the tonearm used and how well the phono section reacts to RFI, the value a person arrives at will be different. So I would not rely on other's experiences without knowing the provenance.