Many great suggestions, thank you all.
If my description of "not analog savvy" misled anyone, i should clarify that i have 100s of records collected over years, I do use a Nitty Gritty record cleaner and zero dust to clean, and i have used TTs for at least 15 years. Its just that I have not invested big money on the analog chain until now, while focusing on improving my digital/roon playback chain. Now i am trying to focus on the analog domain.
Based on all the feedback I am aiming to do the following:
- buy a HANA SL to gain some sonic benefits as well as to spend some money that i feel like spending :)
- next year I will try to expedite an end game TT purchase and then upgrade to Hana ML thru the upgrade program.
@rmdmoore thanks for the advice on Hana program
@artemus_5 thanks for your perspective on Origin Live. Fremer seems to be a huge fan and i will be auditioning it next year along with Kronos Sparta, Merill Williams etc. I saw/heard the latter two at Cap Audio Fest a few weeks ago.
- and when I upgrade i can keep the Pro-Ject Perspective TT for my basement system, as it is a visually stunning table and is a decent performer.
Again many thanks to all for the help here, really appreciated.