Turntable is the most expensive in the chain, do it make sense


First all, I have small room and square but fully treated. My journey with analog been few years and now 90% listen to records only.

Been chasing better sound for my analog end up with the system now sound very pleasing to listen to, no fatigue and smooth, as I want try other speaker kind a scare me if not suit to my room, hence I found better idea to get me other table. 
best yet this bring my sound a one step up. Also change some phono stage for better synergy with same brand bring positive impact too.

so now if I wanna upgrade for better table(maybe) that will cost more and still use same cartridge (Dyna RUA) is it make sense ? 
not really want try expensive cartridge, lesson learned hard way.

thanks 🙏 

 

 

honeyooi

@honeyooi 

A lot will depend upon where the sonic bottleneck (weakest component) is in your system.

Usually it will be a mechanical transducer (something that turns vibrations into sound - turntable, or signal into sound - loudspeaker.

Both of these need care in setting up and placement. So it's best to make sure that these 2 requirements are fully met before you consider upgrading.

A carefully set up budget turntable will easily outperform a far more expensive one that isn't.

In fact you might be better off exploring some methods of isolation from vibration first, for both your turntable and your speakers.

If a "better" table is your final destination, you could consider a "better" arm for the VPI base instead of the larger expenditure of both.

As an owner of a Classic, I’m aware the VPI philosophy is far from true "high performance" but to my ear, it gets the message across competently when set up correctly, and I like the traditional look of the VPI Classic.

A legit turntable tech can adapt a Kuzma, Triplanar or whatever, and you would have a significantly"better" setup.

@tablejockey 1++ Your weak link is the tonearm. That should be the first item on your list and that makes three of us with that opinion. 

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A power cable change may just be all you need to give you more of what you want. I have been using Black Cat lupo iii Silverwolf cable for a few year. I bought some Furutech FP-S022N cable at £40 a metre. Then made my own cables with furutech rhodium/silver plugs It made everything more clearer.