How often do you upgrade your turntable?

If the TT is not meeting your expectation then I guess you upgrade it. If it is, is far more common to just upgrade the cartridge.

I have two tables - one is 5 years old and another 38 years old. Both have seen their fair share of cartridge upgrades and I have never given any thought to replacing them.

Hey Ebm,
How's the speaker build going? Keep us posted.

I changed from my AR ES-1 after 30 years. During that time I tricked it out with almost every improvement ever made for it, but as the rest of my system gradually improved over that length of time the day came when I felt like it was time to move on to something that could improve on one or two small areas and give me a bit more flexibility. It otherwise is still a pretty darn good sounding table.

I have been upgrading every few years but since I got my VPI Aries 3x3 I will be set for life.

I used an entry-level turntable for almost 30 years before I replaced it with a (better) entry-level turntable. And then I upgraded turntables twice in 5 years. For the first 30 years I was a real vinyl cheapskate and wouldn't spend the money on a new turntable. I upgraded the speakers several times and upgraded the amplifier, but never the turntable.

I came to realize that the turntable (and the cartridges I used) had been limiting the quality of sound I was getting from my stereo; that is, the vinyl setup wasn't in the same category as the rest of the system. So after replacing the first turntable, and enjoying the sound from the improved entry-level turntable, I decided to find out what was possible from vinyl. I bought a turntable and a decent cartridge that was a few steps up from the entry-level setup. Wow, what a difference. And then I bought a decent phono preamplifier. Now we're talkin' great sound! I couldn't believe how much better the whole system sounded. I finally got it;

I listened to that setup for a few years and then I made some extra cash one summer (working lots of overtime) and