Need a sut for Hana ml

What Dover said . Plus, I gather you are judging the sound of the ML when you play it through the MC section of your preamp with a 100 ohm load compared to the sound going through a step up transformer into the moving magnet section of the very same preamp. In doing so, you are comparing apples and oranges. There are more differences between the two set ups than just the difference in impedance seen by the cartridge in the two set-ups. 

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OP's original question is, which SUT?

I'm trying to recommend an x factor, so that OP can choose a SUT with an x factor for that cartridge's combo of signal strength .4mv and coil impedance of 7 ohms.

I came up with x faxtor 14 which yeilds signal 5.6mv, 240 ohms out

I don't understand adding resistors as has been recommended, however, from my earlier x factors = xfs = resulting impedance calculations, that might be the ideal way to go.

http://www.hagtech.com/loading.html

calculator near the bottom of the page:

"So let's turn this around. What resistor should you put in parallel with the 47k phonostage to change the loading to a desired value? Note, you can only go lower in value, not higher (negative answer means unrealizable)."

example: (I plugged in desired 140, turns ratio (x factor) 14

Desired Loading: 140, Turns Ratio: 14:,  Resistor = 66 k

like I say, I don't understand, but they go on to say:

"You can also put the parallel resistor on the primary side, but then the value is the above divided by the turns ratio squared."

after you get it right:

your new stylus profile may be giving a brighter sound than your sl

https://www.analogplanet.com/content/high-performance-high-value-hana-ml-and-mh-cartridges

"The MicroLine stylus has an even narrower “contact patch” than the already “severe” Shibata stylus used on the Hana SL. It more closely resembles the cutting stylus itself and so is theoretically capable of extracting more information from the grooves, particularly the higher frequencies and especially those located closer to the label area."

he ran it thru this MM/MC phono stage which has rear switches to adjust loading

ELAC - PPA-2 Alchemy Phono Preamplifier

https://www.musicdirect.com/phono-preamps/Elac-Alchemy-PPA-2-Phono-Preamplifier

reading about that ELAC unit, they say:

" Want additional proof? It front-panel even features a loading meter to assist with effortless dialing-in of cartridge settings."

that's quite interesting IMO