Thinking to replace my phono

I took a peek at your system.

Nice gear in a living space, which also does "home theater" duties.If that were my space. I would leave it as is, and enjoy it.The entire cabinet/TV thing is an audio buzzkill.

I’ve had the Zesto in my system for a demo. Great unit


I’m sure it still sounds nice. You’re just not hearing what the gear is capable of, without a dedicated space. Speakers positioned to sound their best and treated room.


If you have cash to burn, the Luxman phonostage will compliment your amp/pre.https://www.stereophile.com/content/luxman-eq-500-phono-preamplifierYour ears will determine if it was worth the expense.


I would just crack open a beer and prop my feet up, hit play on the video.

tooblue let's say i'm not missing anything critical but always concern my phono is not at the same league as other components in my setup

noromance replacing the tubes is an interesting path, thanks for the advice.

rsf507  no issue here, thanks.

millercarbon 
many thanks for your deep replay, everything you wrote is so true, however, some of the photos are older once like the one showing the RCA plugs (it's on actually taken from the previous system, on the C900 every plug is closed) or the speakers close to the cabint - today the speakers are about 50 cm in front of the cabinet and 100cm fro the wall behind it.

i'll try some of your advice before auditing new phono.

Thanks.