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How Good Can My Vinyl Get?

So here is a question for turntable fans. I got back into vinyl recently, and so I decided to go with a budget starter table to see if it was for me. I got a UTurn Orbit Plus, with a pluto phono preamp and an Ortofon OM10 cartridge and have been really been enjoying it. It sounds very nice. eTotal outlay was about $500.

I suppose my question is...if I were to double, triple or even quadruple my initial investment, could i get a noticeably significant upgrade in sound quality or is it all just fractions of a degree past a certain point? I’m not talking about needing a $10k set of speakers to appreciate it kind of difference....i mean an improvement that makes you glad you spent the money.

How much scability exists in vinyl?




dtrandall
dtrandall OP
43 posts
 
update.....

I upgraded the OM10 stylus to an OM20 and that brought some nice improvements. There was a deepening of the overall sound with greater dimension and energy. 
The next step is an upgraded phono preamp. I am looking both at the Lounge LCR mkIII and the Vista Audio Phono-1. I’m leaning towards the Vista because of all the gain and loading adjustability plus the ability to use a MC cart down the road.

 My hope is that the two improvements together will make upgrading the deck less important and something I can do down the road.
bstatmeister
537 posts
 
Technics SL1200 GR + Nagaoka MP150 + Schiit Mani. Done. That's ~2k and will compete with anything out there.

Don't forget a record doctor V. (This might actually be the most important component)
tablejockey
3,959 posts
 
I like bstat's $2K suggestion.Maybe invest in one of those budget US cleaners down the road also.
Schitt Mani is a winner for about $150.
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