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Gain and Loading

Hello friends,
I recently acquired a phono preamp with adjustable gain and loading. What should I listen for when trying to come up with the best settings? My cartridge is currently a Dynavector DV20-XH (2.5 mv output and loading specified as ">1000").
I currently have the phono stage set at 50db gain and 47K loading.
A related question: Should I be trying to use the minimim amount of gain that produces a good result, or the maxium amount? (Same goes for loading).
Thanks in advance.

Tom
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piedpiper
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Second the 44db gain setting as probably being appropriate.

What load settings are available to you on this unit? It is likely there are very limited settings, if any, between 47K and 1K anyway. As you go lower the most obvious difference you'll hear is smoother high frequencies. If the highs are not rough at 47K then you're probably fine but trying your options won't hurt.
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