New to vinyl - How to get the best out of old classical discs?

A set of $30 Nobsound springs under that table will do wonders for all your music but especially classical where ringing imparts a hardness on the strings. Your turntable is light enough to only need about 3 of the 7 springs per each pod. This will leave you with enough to make another set to use under your phono stage or amp. Either one will benefit, simply try under each to find which you like the best. $30 to improve two components makes this the bargain of the century. 

Spend the rest on as good a phono stage as you can find and afford. A good EAR will indeed be nice. Don't be afraid to spend, a good phono stage is huge. Especially since then with a good one you will be in a much better position to appreciate the benefit of a better turntable when you are ready for that later on.  

Alternatively you could do the table now and phono stage later. There really is no right or wrong. Never talk a man out of a better turntable. A lot of it has to do with what you are able to find. But seriously, no matter what: Nobsound.

Hahaha. I can’t believe I’m reading about springs again, it’s almost in every thread already. Unbelievable.

Nothing will change the sound more than a good cartridge in your current set up @bluemountain.

@chakster

"Hahaha. I can’t believe I’m reading about springs again, it’s almost in every thread already. Unbelievable.

Maybe because it works? Believable.

If you put pods under your table and then poo poo the performance, maybe anyone here might find weight in your criticism.

" Nothing will change the sound more than a good cartridge in your current set up @bluemountain."

Whatever you say professor.

The Ear 834 is very nice, found one for about 900 bucks used in mint shape with original tubes. You could also move up to the pro-ject tube box ds2 @ about 1000 bucks. For the cartridge, I’d try the Hana el low output moving coil. That ortofon red is not that great. Another choice would be the 2m bronze. You are able to add the 2m black stylus to it at a later date, as they share the same body. You could eventually go the SUT route, and grab the Jensen mc 2rr. It pairs nicely with the aforementioned Hana el. 

Nobsound products seem like such low quality products from China, I always have a hard time with this advice when I see it.  Not saying springs don’t work, just not sure about this brand.