Is there a list of cartridge capacitance?

Thanks Ralph, I'll set the cap on the Steelhead for 0 and have a listen.

Thanks Ncarv, that's a very useful site, unfortunately, no info on my cartridge.

I've found that 100 ohms sounds better to my ears than the 400 ohms Clearaudio states.

Also ,30 /pf cap seems to work using the 55 gain setting.

I came upon a review of a review of another Clearaudio cart, the insider and for me this works.

I use Nordost 2 Frey as tonearm wire from my SME V arm and my IC from Steelhead to power amps is Heimdal series 1(why did they not include the WBT next gen on the Norse 2 series ?).

So cable cap may not be as big an issue for me using these cables,but it never hurts to try to get the max performance out of what we have.

Messing about with the cap seetings did change the sound when I was using the Grado Plat and the Rega Exact 2 on my P9 table.

It's been awhile since I was in the MC camp,my first times were with a Fidelity Research FR1mk3f and a Cotter P strapping transformer.I remember how important it was that the transformer be a correct match.

I flit back and forth between 400 ohms and 100 ohms and it seems to add or subtract depending on the LP.

Thanks for all the great advice and references,dialing in a cartridge isn't rocket science, but sometimes it's nice to know if what you settle for is within the accepted wisdom and not out in right field.

What matters is how it sounds after all the fiddling is over with.