Ortofon Jubilee and Graham 2.1 ?

Just to follow up on relative levels vs loading, I made the folowing quick calculations for the loadings available to me assuming the 5ohm DCR of the Jubilee (approximated to 2 decimal places):
47Kohms = 0dB
1K = -0.04dB
470ohms = -0.09dB
100ohms = -0.042dB
47ohms = -0.88dB
22ohms = -1.78dB

So there is less than 2dB output drop from 47K to 22ohms with the 5ohm Jubilee. Not worth worrying about IMO.

Thanks again for the info Tobes. I have plenty of gain (up to 75db) with my Rhea and the load spread is 75ohm - 47k enough to experiment with! You are correct in saying that it comes down to personal choice and each system will have different results.

Yes, many factors can determine the loading preference. I've been playing a bit with arm damping and VTF (currently using 2.2g) and my preference has reverted to 47ohms for now - 100ohms also sounds better than before. I probably still have less than 50hrs on the Jubilee.