What's up with picofarads?


What sonic differences generally occur by changing the MM picofarad (pF) settings of a phono section. My Pass Aleph Ono allows "none," 100pF, 220pF or 330pF and allows any combination of the three totalling 650 pF (plus 2 DIY custom settings). I really can't detect any difference from one to the other. I'm using a Sumiko SHO cartridge on the MM setting.
nnauber

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My SHO is seven years old. It runs in an SME IV.vi arm on a SOTA Star upgraded to NOVA back when. I have been very happy with it feeding an Aragon 47k all these years. But I just gave the 47k to my son for his analog setup...and got the Pass Ono from this website last week. I'm hearing some deep details and air I never heard before along with snappier bass, but singing voices seem just a bit receeded from what I remember with the 47k. Too soon for definitive evaluation.

Anyway, I've been checking out the classified here for a new or low mileage Ruby 2 or Helikon...and have come across all the raves for the Shelter 901, which I'd never heard of before. I think I want one immediately! Any more opinions or hearsay about this item?