How do Superline loadings affect sound

Also, what plugs did I get as standard?

I have 1nF, 5.6nF, 10nF, 100R, 220R, 500R and another without a label.

Steve, possibly the one without a label is 1k.

Have you read through the original Superline loading thread?

453R is perfect for a Dynavector MC cartridge.  470R is the only other possible alternative.  Getting this right I found to be critical, with the cartridge sensitive to even a 20 Ohm change.  My XX-2 cartridge sounded ponderous with the standard 500R load.

Apparently, the cryo cooled, Z foil 453R airplug is the one to have, at a price.

Hope this helps, FT 

Yes Richard I spent a good hour looking through the earlier threads, then later stumbled upon one with some of the details I was looking for.

I'm still keen to hear the different experiences of playing with loadings. For example, it was widely accepted than 453R and no cap was best for DV XX2 yet I have read since 560R and 1nF is preferred by some. Hence the question as to what loading changes do to the sound and in what ways 453R/no cap differs to 560R/1nF.

They’re a s*d to change if you have a Fraim and a Burndy but not such a faff if only a Snaic is involved. The bass is meant to soften and  fill out as you reduce the resistance, the treble gets sharper as you increaseit. the capacitance plug should soften the bite a little but alters the timing too. With a17d3 in an Aro I prefered 470R with 470pF, the latter originally used to reduce a radio pickup problem but I liked what it did to the timing so kept it after the radio breakthrough problem was solved. I did find the optimum plugs changed a bit as the superline bedded in when I first got it so if it’s new give it a few months before a final trial. You can combine resistace plugs using the two sockets to give other values, the inverse of the resulting value is given by the sum of the inverse of the individual values, look up parallel resistors if that makes no sense or just try the unlabled plug in the cap socket to get a lower resistance value and listen for any change.

Yep if you can get the Cyro  Z foil 453 it’s really good.