That is an extremely nice cartridge on what is a very nice table. Yes, you will get much more out of it by moving to a standalone phono stage. Frankly, you would get more out of the Ortofon 2M Bronze as well.
Budget is relevant. I run a cartridge that is not much more expensive and put it through a $5K phono stage. You could see significant improvement with a $500 phono stage though and just about everything in between.
Are you interested in tubes or SS? Any space constraints? Does it need to be small or do you want a full size component?
Budget is relevant. I run a cartridge that is not much more expensive and put it through a $5K phono stage. You could see significant improvement with a $500 phono stage though and just about everything in between.
Are you interested in tubes or SS? Any space constraints? Does it need to be small or do you want a full size component?