Benz Micro M2 loading

Hi, I am new to analogue and intrigued by:

"06-24-08: Gerardff
I always assumed that increasing the loading would be better for me since it reduced HF output. What no one explained to me was it also reduces the bass and the overall signal output."

Could someone advise if the above is generally correct? And how does it work?
Thanks

First of all, increasing the loading means lowering the value of the load resistor. Since this "loading resistor" is between the hot and ground, lowering this value increases the "load" on the signal, thus reducing high frequency resonances and, in extreme cases, reducing bass and overall output.

Piedpiper
When we say increasing loading we are saying using a higher impedence value (towards 47K ohm), right? or is it the other way round. My dealers always told me higher impedence means higher HF output and brighter sound.

other way around. read my post again. Increasing the load means decreasing the load impedance. Your heard your dealer correctly.

I read this thread with interest because I am using a Benz ACE M (0.8mV) with a Meridian 101b equiped with a MM RIAA.

This RIAA loads the cart with 47k ohms.

Sometimes I feel the sound to be a little thin but I would not like to loose any high freq details and attack.

Should I load the cart with 220 ohms ?

Regards

Ricardo