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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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Uber,

Did your ART 9 arrive yet?
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Robert

An art cartridge did indeed arrive, however it was not the art 9, it was the art 7, they shipped the wrong one.
They are completely in the wrong but are now baulking about replacing it with the correct one and suggest I try it which I really do not want to do.
I will work it out....lol.
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The ART 7 is supposed to be a fine cart as well, but if you ordered a 9 and paid for a 9, then you should....get a 9. I wouldn’t even mount the 7 in case the seller tries to tell you it can't be returned since it’s been used.

Hope it gets resolved quickly.
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Robert
that was one of my main concerns on opening it up. The other being from Al,s information provided it would appear the art9 would be better suited to my musical tastes.
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Uber,

Just got a slight itch to try something new with the PH-10 - A tube buffer.

I know there is a GoldNote tube buffer supposed to be released, who knows when? along with the PSU, but in the meantime I just grabbed an iFi iTube2 from Amazon. 

Very excited to try this reasonably inexpensive addition.  Whether or not it integrates with the rest of my system, we'll have to see.

But, if it does...I can't think of a single other "tube" phono stage with the flexibility of the PH-10.  I should have it in two days, and will report back.

https://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/micro-itube2/
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