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I'm a little rusty and need a little bit of help. Lets assume that I have 1:2 step up transformer's secondary loaded with 1200 Ohm . It will reflect 300 Ohm load to the primary (not counting copper losses etc.). Assuming that transformer behaves the best with secondary terminated with this 1200 Ohm and the cart likes the load 600 ohm the best, can I simply terminate the primary with ??? resistor. Or , the other way around .Terminate the primary with 600 ohm which will reflect 2400 Ohm on secondary and terminate secondary with 1200 Ohm to bring down the load to desired 1200 Ohm.
TIA , W
Edits: 04/27/17 04/27/17Follow Ups:
Kevin can correct me if I'm wrong; but, 300R in parallel with 300R is 150R, not 600R. Putting the resistor in series with the primary would create a voltage divider and reduce the gain of your cartridge. Probably not a great idea. I would try using loads between 1200R and 2400R on the secondary and listen for the sweet spot.
"It is better to remain silent and thought a fool, then speak and remove all doubt." A. Lincoln
yes I noticed that and put ??? instead :) It would be a pretty big resistor
There is a comprehensive explanatory paper on the K&K site regarding loading as reflected to cartridge.
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