Does a record player make that much of a difference??


Question for all you Audionerds - in your experience, how much of a difference does one record player make over the next compared with the differences that a cartridge, phone pre-amp, and separate head amp make in the signal chain?

Reason I ask: I just upgraded from a MM cart to a MC cart (Dynavector 20x2-low output). Huge difference - the Dynavector sounds much more alive and detailed compared with the MM. I find my current record player (a Marantz TT16) to be a real pain to work with - I have to manually move the belt on the motor hub to change speeds, and the arm is not very adjustable or easy to do so. But, aside from that, it's not terrible. How much of a difference can I really expect if I upgrade to a better record spinner vs the change I heard from upgrading to a better cart? 

My next acquisition is a separate head amp to feed the phono stage.

Thanks for all your insights!

Josh

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Dear @dogberry  : " Well I'm pretty sure some of these replies will have dissuaded the OP..."

 

I know that as always you are " behind " me to post that statement, no problem about and fine with me but as always too I post to help any one. Look:

 

my first post in the thread was asking for the OP listing system units to give him an advise but due that before he posted the thread  ha already had his answer then he not only ignore my post but ignored all the other posts by audiophiles that as me were trying to give some advise/help.

Yes, latter on I posted to him that his answer was and is wrong and at the end he said that he post just for " fun ".

 

Please read the OP posts and mines and come back and tell us what your common sense says Again, he ignored all the gentlemans posts here, he was not looking for advise or a kind of help.

 

What do you think?

R.

 

Well my Mofi Deck came today, got it all hooked up and I can 100% say that it sounds So much Better than my ATLP120usb!! Night and day, I have listened to The Doors Alive She Cried (1st pressing) and Led Zeppelin lll (1st pressing) and I swear I heard things i’ve never heard before. Just fuller sound. Just Amazing!  Incredible build quality as well!  Will break it in better Friday and Saturday night with some proper beverages (I will be careful!!!)

Tonearm/cartridge unit.. 

So how exactly can one find the best possible tonearm/cartridge match to create that perfect unit ?