Analog Front End Next Upgrade

What IC's are you using from the phono to the amp?
Are you using the standard power cables on the Lehman?

I've found cables make a more noticeable difference on components in this price range

All your front end components are very good. A $2000 upgrade to any of them will not make any significant improvements, but quality cables will.

Take a look at the KLE Innovations web site.

Their gZero20 IC's are superb value (if you are using phono), but even theri gZero6 cables are exceptionally good for the money

Their power cables look to be very good also.

Regards...

I have a 1m long Cardas Iridium Phono cable from table to phono, and 0.5m Cardas Iridium from phono to headphone amp.  

I'm using a PS-Audio dectet power conditioner and Pangea AC-14SE power cords to power the phono stage and headphone amplifier.

Any experience with Audio Sensibility cables?  They seem to be a popular recommendation in the VPI forum.

Pangea cords appear to be the weakest link. But what exactly is not good enough, what would you like to improve?

Well, here’s the thing, I can’t really complain about anything in particular with my current setup. I seem to be stuck in this perpetual upgraditis, and I’m wondering what is my weak link now.

Within the past 6 months I’ve upgraded my phono stage from musical surroundings Phonomena II+ to Black Cube SE II, which noticeably lowered the noise floor and improved soundstage focus and detail retrieval. I upgraded from a Hana SL to the MC Scheu SL, and noticed vast improvement in timbre. Most recently I traded out an aries scout for the vpi prime. The improvement was most noticeable in less distortion which resulted in smoother sound and eliminated the last bit of tracing errors I had at the inner grooves.

I think after all these positive upgrades, I want more, and wondering what else I could improve. Would moving to Cardas cygnus cabling offer any improvements (assuming my gear is resolving enough)? I’m also considering trading up to a Lehmann Decade because I think the phono stage may be my weak link. Is there a rule of thumb for order of precedence with analog front end gear?