I can't say that anything bothers me about my system. it images fairly
well, good bass, definitely loud enough. Just always looking for a
little better.
If what you listed really is your whole system then the surest safest way to get what you want for the least amount of money is to first get the most out of what you already have.
Synergistic PHT on your cartridge will be like a new cartridge. Everything you already like, only more. Get the Green Dream and Black Beauty and use both together. That's what I do. Green Dream is liquid, deep, almost sensual. Black Beauty is dynamic, extended, just more of everything. Together they are fantastic. All those who have taken my advice on this have told me they are extremely pleased with the result. (Do NOT get Purple Haze. Unless you really do want everything to sound like Jimi Hendrix. Oh well that is what they make the money back guarantee for I guess.)
You will also notice in my system quite a lot of Synergistic ECT and HFT. There's also Orange Fuses in everything. Its hard to see, I use it discretely, but there's fO.q tape on the tone arm and motor. This tape is extremely effective vibration control. Unlike all other vibration damping materials I have tried this tape works on extremely fine micro-vibrations. As such it removes a layer of grunge you never knew was there. Midrange in particular opens up with more presence. Not by being exaggerated but by removing the grunge that was in there obscuring detail. Fantastic stuff. Looks expensive by the square inch- until you use it and hear how much just one square inch can do.
All these things I'm suggesting, what makes them better than just buying another component is these are all forever things. You buy a component wonderful, you got a component. Until you sell it to get another one. Then you lose everything you put into the first one. All the stuff I'm recommending you will be using on every component and room you're in for the rest of your audio career.
I am in other words telling you how to build a system. To get somewhere. As opposed to run on a treadmill......
In case you're wondering, is this stuff really worth it? I just had four guys over and when I removed just one tweak- cable elevators- they all heard the sound stage collapse. Yes. This stuff is totally worth it.
