@mulveling Thanks for your reply. If I do buy an SUT it will probably be the MSL model, since it's made for their cartridges. I've spent less money that that on a very good phono preamp so it's hard to justify, but it's an itch I've had for a long time. I also have to buy a good RCA phono cable to link everything up. It sounds like I'm trying to talk myself out of this, eh?
@artemus_5 I can see what you mean, which is actually why I asked the question, but I'm always interested in squeezing out more performance from my analog setup. I have never tried a SUT, and have heard many good things about them in reviews I've read. Art Dudley often wrote lovingly about his experiences, and I respected his opinions in general. I'm baffled by the fact that when I asked three of my local high end audio shops about SUTs that they had no idea what I was talking about! However, when I lived in Japan I learned that many users of high end rigs swear by them.