Holmz it sounds pretty damn good in my opinion. Been bit with some upgraditis recently however so I'm debating on what will be the best bang for buck upgrade in my chain.
Is it worth upgrading my current turntable setup?
Hello all here is my current system
Pioneer PLX-1000 turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black cartridge
Tokyo Sound PE 100SE phono stage
Aric Audio Unlimited tube preamp
Odyssey Audio Khartago SE amplifier
Divine Acoustics Proxima 3 speakers
Do you think the turntable is holding back the rest of the system? Thanks for any advice!
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My usual advice I’m afraid, it will be encouraging an encounter to take place of equipment that has raised an interest and might be seen as a wanted addition to your system. Select a few of your favourite LP’s and set aside a little time for their cleaning, when done listen to these in their new as close to pristine condition as can be achieved, and assess the impression being made on the home system. Make a few contacts to see if visits can be arranged to those in possession of devices you have shortlisted and make inroads to see if you able to be offered demonstrations of items. Take along your newly cleaned LP’s and if there is something new to pick up on and a good impression is being made, usually the improvement on offer will be noticed instantaneously. The ears are the very best tool for such investigations. This method of gathering experiences does not require too much of an outlay either. |
Simple really…. You have a very good cartridge (not overkill by the way) on a solid turntable. May be the table isn’t as good as some other higher end belt drive models but even with the amplification chain you have listed you are unlikely to realize full potential of your analog set up. So bottleneck in my opinion isn’t your analog front end.
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