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Proper loading for Benz Ruby 2

Hi,
I have a Pass Labs XONO, SOTA cosmos, Graham 2.2 and the Ruby2.
What is the optimum loading for this cartridge?
I plan to do a very extended listening trial after Thanksgiving but Im looking for tips.
I started with 47k ohms as I read on the web that 22k was optimum. I was pretty impressed with the music from this new rig. Seems to blow away any expectation I had. Resolution and musicality to die for!
After a week, I changed the loading to 1k ohms and listened to a few lps but could not make an extended comparison.
Any others ideas would be appreciated as when I talked to a few people at the usual lp places; they thought I was crazy to use 47k ohms.
Thanks,
Tom
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Lucaschek T-9 works at 22.000ohms. but it's thought and built to work at that load for the Benz Ruby and LP
If you try the same load on another phono stage you 'll see it isn't correct.
I have always loaded my Benz LP with 470ohms , to my ears the best load on the Whest Audio PS30 RDT and now on the SE
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