Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

Sure John,
You talk me into trying 100 ohm load then go buy a new preamp.  :)
Sounds  like you have a winner.  I tried the 100 ohm load.  ( I surprised myself with nice clean solders.) The difference is subtle.  Midrange seems a tad smoother and rounder but without bloat.  Highs may be a bit tamer but not too rolled off.  I may have lost a little transparency, but not sure.  I'll let you know in a couple days.
Enjoy the Allnic.

Chris,
Took note of J. Carr's recommended load range starting at 97.6 ohms.  Think we can hear the difference between 97.6 and 100?  Just curious.  :)

I must be in a sarcastic mood today😈

Harry

Nope, it didn't take a couple days.  With the 100 ohm load I lost the impact of hammers on piano strings and fingers on strings of upright bass.  I'm back to straight in at 47k Ohm and not hearing anything I don't like.  At least nothing a Lyra Atlas wouldn't cure :)
Harry

Chris,
Sorry the 100 ohm loading didn't work for you. Do you know the capacitance of your loom? I guess everything matters including your tastes, equipment, and listening acuity. But Mr. Carr is the designer, and I'll stick with his recommendation. He says that 47K will work, but then goes to great lengths to delineate which loading works best for each capacitance range to make the frequency response flat. Do you still have your owners manual for the Delos? I checked and discovered that the specifications for the Delos are not the same as the Kleos, though they share the same bloodline. So, just use your ears. That's what Mr. Carr advises.
Cheers,
Jolhn

^^^ I think u mean Harry.... John.

Harry - I must be in a sarcastic mood today😈

Harry
The markets were in a very sarcastic mood today.
A whitewash win for Wallstreet. 8^(

So - for the musical fix now - my immediate play albums are arranged in 4 rows along the floor against the wall in room A. btw - Kitty likes to use them as a raised highway on the left side.

1st row music - makes me want to sing - sing out loud.

2nd row music - goes further and will even get me up and I do a little dance.

3rd row music - makes me fall to my knees and cry - hard - so hard I will get dehydrated. I will need "beverages" close by to re-hydrate. 8^0

4th row music - oh......we try not to go to this row too often - the words and music from this 4th row give one thoughts of revolting against the government .......and or the (spouse)..... same thing really, no?

Well - 3rd row it is.

Running with load is like running a race with your left foot on the
brake ....riding it - the more load the harder you push on the brakes. Now good brakes do win races, but they end up costing you a lot more in brake parts. :^)

so Free Willy I say !

Just being sarcastic .. enjoy the Allnic John.

John & Chris,
Yes, certainly, I'm using my ears.  I'm using the stock ET II wiring to a phono block and 1 ft of pure silver, uninsulated interconnect from the phono block to preamp.  I don't know the capacitance of the wire.  Sound is, however, very transparent.  As I think has already been mentioned here, loading can vary from one preamp to the next even using the same cartridge.  CAT recommends 47k for most all cartridges.  I may give 1000 ohm loads a shot just for comparison but I'm really happy straight in.🎶

I guess my sarcasm was a harbinger for the market.  A great day and I might have been able to get that Lyra Atlas.  I usually go with third row LPs.  Gives me an excuse to hydrate (red wine).  When I'm in a revolutionary mood I read a little Ayn Rand.🤑