Where's the next weak link in my analog chain?


Currently using the following: 

Mofi Ultradeck w/ MasterTracker cart
- Powered by AQ Thunder power cable 

Sutherland 20/20 mk1 with LPS (stock power cable) 
- Zu Mission mk1 phono from TT to pre, Zu Mission mk1 from pre to amp 

I don't have much left that I think I could do on this end before upgrading the table entirely. I'm curious where you would spend your next dollar? 

MC Cart
Phono cable
Interconnect 
Power cable to phono 

Beyond that I think this set up will be pretty well maxed out and it would be time for a new TT to start squeezing out more. 

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I would want a tonearm with removable headshell, to pre-mount a few cartridges, including Mono. Arm height adjustment is important.

Or, if you find yourself with a lot of Jazz, probably a good bit of Mono LPs, two arms, one with removable headshell and easy arm height change.

Luxman PD444 is a terrific TT, track and sliding plates for 2 tonearms

This shows the Luxman PD444 well

I helped my friend put two Micro Seiki 505 arms on his

same design, single arm version PD-441

I have this, totally awesome arm, members here told me about it, then found one for sale for me

Acos Lustre GST-801

Mounted in the back of my JVC PL-2 two arm plinth (I squeezed a small Mission arm on the left for Mono ready to go)

 

I say go for a nice MC cartridge. It will still be viable when you make your move on a new turntable.

clarify what is included and what is optional, this SP15 Spinner has specs that rival todays technics models, the base accepts a few different arm wands, one is S arm with removable headshell

Technics SP15 System

see current, SP-15 and SP-25 specs in this database

I helped my friend install the B500 Base on the SP15 I gave him years ago, it is a wonderful way to have a compact system with flexibility.