Upgrade from Rega Elys 2

ericsch,
    I would only be sure about the 2M series. I shimmed my 303 arm with these little plumbing washers; even tested them with a micrometer to see if they had tight tolerances, which indeed they did to at least a ten-thousandth on an inch. I also sent my arm to Brit Audio and had the wiring upgraded. It was a great combo.

My thinking exactly. Upgrade the table and then move from there. Cartridge is the least important element, within reason, of table/arm/cartridge/phono set-up. I use $375 ( from the UK ) Goldring 1042 MM cartridge with Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm table and AcousTech phono and feel no need to upgrade the cartridge. I would upgrade the phono with a great tube unit if I could, though the AcousTech is very good.

As the P3 is brand new, I can't justify a complete replacement at the moment. The suggestions, however, are duly noted inna and schubert. 

I see. I would suggest then to stay with MM cartridge. Rega Exact would be a logical step up, Nagaoka 500 may be an excellent if expensive choice.

The Nottinghams are slick-looking and may be on the list of upgrades in the future. The problem is I'm in the central US, they're a UK company, and auditioning such a beauty would be near-impossible.