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Shelter owners using SUT - share observations?

I'm using a 901 and recently acquired an EAR 324. Using the MC input set to 15 Ohm, I found the sound to be slightly flat, but with the 4 Ohm, things really came to life and I lost a touch of soundstage width for a lot of soundstage depth. Vocals were especially more dimensional than I have ever heard in my system.

I was previously running at 100 Ohm into a regular phono stage.

Given that the internal impedence of the Shelters (I think most of them) is 20 Ohm, what gives?

I know that the MC input of the 324 is similar to the MC3. Does 5 Ohm really mean something else?

Thanks,
Ben
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gundam91
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I have a Shelter 901 and just recently bought the Bent MU SUT. Currently using some other cart, so the 901 has been put aside for a while. Per Shelter's website, they recommend 20 ohms for just about all of their carts. I had some lengthy discussion with John Chapman of Bent Audio regarding the loadings as I was trying to figure out whether there's a way to calculate what the optimum loading would be for a cartridge. He told me that these numbers quoted are just a starting point, you should just try different loadings to figure out what sounds good to you. So start with the recommended loading first, then try different ones to see whichever sounds better. Bent MU came with about 30 different value loadings. It took me a while to finally settled down on one for the cart I am using. Good thing is that this is a deterrant for me to switch cart.

FrankC
gundam91
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Hi Dan,

Wow, a MySonicLab Ultra Eminent! I've been lusting over one for a few years now. I had a chance to buy one when I was in Japan a few years ago, but I didn't. And now the value of USD has fallen, and I've been kicking myself for making the wrong decision back then.....

FrankC
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