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$5k Upgrade

I have a clearaudio champion, zyx airy3, and k&k maxxed out phono. Thinking of upgrading and considering well tempered amadeus gta or versalex, new cartridge, or even new phono like herron vtph2. I don't necessarily think there is anything lacking, just chasing improvements.
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jafant
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OP-

start w/ a pre-amp.
terry9
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You might want to consider cleaning your records with an ultrasonic record cleaner. I built my own, for less than $5k, around an 80KHz German commercial unit (Elmasonic). Cleaning records at 50C and multiple rinses get me as much more music as a major component upgrade. And it's not exactly bad for the stylus, either (pay for itself? perhaps). Look up the ultrasonic thread on DIYAUDIO.

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tgruemaineiac ...

Now that you have the Well Tempered table, do yourself a BIG favor and upgrade the belt with a custom belt from:

www.originlive.com 

It transforms the WT tables. I've had my original WT table since they first came out. I've added lots of mods to it over the years, but the best one was that originlive belt. 
fjn04
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oregonpapa- Do the earlier WT tables use a more conventional belt,because this is what the OL belt appears to be. I've heard great things about the OL belt, but the Amadeus tables use a very thin belt, almost like a fishing line. Cheers -Don

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