the cartridge is a koetsu onyx. i've rewired my tonearm w/ cardas 33 ga Cu. i'm experimenting w/ phono interconnect using the sound of guitars i know or own as reference. currently i'm closest w/ modern audio design "pearl" altho i'm still switching between the mad, some purist audio design phono cable & some homemade cable w/ extruded 5 9s silver & eichman plugs. the phonostage is a retubed mar modded melos ps 1 gold.
altho i've read that koetsu' are supposed to run into 100 ohm loads, i seem to prefer a 390 ohm load i have avail. since there is no " factory" documentation on koetsus and there are varying opinions on the net, how do you determine 2.5x the impedance level of the coils?
i'm also confused about impedance. it looks to me as if my controls select resistors of increasing value and i've encountered threads that refer to " resistive" loading and i've assumed that i was selecting an "obstruction" to the flow of current. does a resistor generate a frequency specific "impedance" because the coils oscillate around a null point? is that all it takes to move from resistance to impedance?
as i look at this it occurs to me that perhaps i need a primer in electricity. is there a concise reference i should know before sending out threads like this?
thanks for your patience'
jon
altho i've read that koetsu' are supposed to run into 100 ohm loads, i seem to prefer a 390 ohm load i have avail. since there is no " factory" documentation on koetsus and there are varying opinions on the net, how do you determine 2.5x the impedance level of the coils?
i'm also confused about impedance. it looks to me as if my controls select resistors of increasing value and i've encountered threads that refer to " resistive" loading and i've assumed that i was selecting an "obstruction" to the flow of current. does a resistor generate a frequency specific "impedance" because the coils oscillate around a null point? is that all it takes to move from resistance to impedance?
as i look at this it occurs to me that perhaps i need a primer in electricity. is there a concise reference i should know before sending out threads like this?
thanks for your patience'
jon