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Ugraditus is calling....again. Phono stage?

There is likely nothing wrong at all with present phono stage but you know how it is.

Present analog front end consists of.

Nottingham Analog Spacedeck with Spacearm.
Shelter 501 mk3 cartridge with maybe 250 hours on it, regularly treated with Lyra.
Dynavector P75 mk3 phono stage.
Feeds into Lyngdorf 2170 via Nordost Red Dawn RCA cables.

My thoughts were that possibly the Dynavector is the weakest link and would pay most dividend on an upgrade but.....

What do I perceive I am lacking right now?
Really hard to say as this is highest quality analog front end ever owned.
Possibly lacking a little in sheer scale and dynamics? Bass is very very good, instruments are well separated and defined.
Just as an overall presentation I feel it lacks that final wow factor as a whole.
Not sure if that makes any sense?
Please comment honestly especially if you feel it is another area that may reap larger benefits. Or if should just leave well alone....lol.

Oh btw I am fairly sure it is setup correctly in regards to vta etc, at least to the best of my abilities right now. And yes setting it up correctly from initial purchase did make considerable gains in sq.
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robelvick
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Uberwaltz,

Congratulations!  What color did you go with?

My PH-10 had approx 10hrs of use when purchased, and it sounded great right off the bat.  Once I hit the 30hr mark it really started to shine.  No changes I could hear after that, now at approx 200hrs.

Quick break in time, if you believe in that sort of thing...
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uberwaltz OP
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They only had silver left and as my Burson headphone amp is silver, they can sit next to each other on the shelf.
Rest of gear is black but colour not a huge thing for me as long as it sounds good!
Probably will not see it until next week now though.
bearotti
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I will be looking forward to your impressions of the PH10.  I have had this on my radar since purchasing my Scheu a month ago...I've got some older recording and European pressings that could benefit from some of the other EQ curves this unit can produce.  

Keep us in the loop!
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So the dealer rushed it out, very nice of them and it should be here this morning ( out on fedex vehicle for delivery) yippee, I just LUV new toys to play with!

Also of interest is the fact that Gold Note are releasing a matching external PSU for this which may up the ante even further, reckon about another $1100 though.....
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robelvick
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Uberwaltz,

I've been emailing back and forth with Toska the past few months, checking in on the external PSU.  Last they told me, it would be shipping at the end of this month, but weren't sure on the pricing yet.

Did they offer you any updates?
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