I would be quite satisfied with your system and personally would not chase ’improvements’.
IF you are tempted, especially if you play both mono and stereo lps, and go back and forth in the same listening session as I often do (or would like to), a huge improvement/addition:
Add a Separate Mono Cartridge
as I learned here, it makes an obvious improvement. It does not add imaging, actually by ignoring any vertical movement avoids false erratic imaging.
however it makes a large improvement in the distinct sounds of individual instruments, turns a lump of sound into individual players (hear the greats when they made their marks in the world), and has often turned some older Mono LP’s from a history lesson to an involving musical experience.
Previously I used my stereo cartridge and changed my McIntosh Preamp’s Mode to Mono, thought that was it, I am very glad I went to separate mono cartridge.
Options:
Arm with removable headshell, (I don’t think you have that now, correct?)
change arm on existing table?
new TT with removable headshell type arm?
new TT with Two Tonearms, 1 stereo, 1 mono, I did that this year.
single arm, change to mono headshell (overhang, azimuth, null points already done)
If you get a mono cartridge that can track at the same +/- 2gm weight of your Hana, then you can leave tracking/anti-skate where it is set for your Hana. Mono Stylus is Elliptical (or spherical), thus more forgiving of slight differences from perfection.
If different tracking weights, then you personally need to get quick at accurately changing them,
much easier:
Two arms, 1 stereo, 1 mono, each set as perfectly as you or someone else can, different tracking weights already individually set.
And, you can use the mono arm to change headshells to use/compare a different stereo cartridge. i.e. I use my cartridge with replaceable and affordable elliptical stylus for old lp’s, nothing sonically remarkable or those I intend to sell, rather than wear out my expensive MM and especially not needlessly wear my expensive non-replaceable MC stylus on them. Your Hana more expensive than mine, and you may move up in price in the future.
Luckily my preamp has 2 phono inputs, and, the SUT I added has 3 inputs, so it is simple to pick which arm/cartridge.
Oh yeah, if you go for a table with 2 arms, then it is usually large enough to allow a long arm, that is actually what sent me down the long arm/two arm/mono/stereo path.
I am out lots of cash, but happier than many a wallowing pig.
