Substantial Upgrade


Longtime lurker, first-time poster:  My wife and I got into vinyl about five years ago and have been steadily collecting records ever since.  We love spinning records, and listen to a lot of jazz, pop, and classical music.  We started modestly with an AT LP120, and are lucky to have a friend who just happened to have a pair of Totem Rainmakers sitting in his garage collecting dust, which he gave to us, along with a TSC sub and all cables.  We have decided it is time to invest in our own system.

I've done a lot of research and read numerous threads on this topic here and elsewhere, and we've narrowed our choices down to two tables: the Rega P6 (in the $1500 price range) or the Feickert Volare (in the $3500 bracket).  Either table I'll be getting the Hana ML.  For phonostage, we've narrowed down to the MoFi UltraPhono or the Sutherland KC Vibe mk ii.  I'm hoping I can solicit opinions here on these choices and, in particular, whether the Feickert is going to make a difference for our use case.  Finally, I recognize that the speakers might be outclassed by these upgrades, but we are separately planning to move in the next year and I want to wait and see where our new listening room is going to be before investing in new speakers.    

Thanks in advance. 
bruinuclafan

@madavid0

I’m not really sure what the point of telling me turntables are a scam when I just posted about upgrading from an Audio Technica to a Rega P6 and Sutherland KC Vibe mkii and noticed a substantial difference in the sound. I think most people are aware of the law of diminishing returns, but that is not my situation. Is your comment in reference to something specific?

op

i wouldn’t get sucked into troll warfare... just look up this person’s prior posts - all heat and anger, rarely any useful light shed

just enjoy your new rig and the music it plays, ignore the noise 
@jjss49 - yeah, when I first responded I didn't see his other post history.  I'm good.  
Nice upgrade and happy to hear how pleased you are with your selection.

Best regards,

Jim Perry
I just read some OP's posts in the first page, I should have done that first. Sprout using it's phono stage? Right. Sorry I wouldn't have asked for detailed listening impressions from such a setup.