I'm surprised some smart a** hasn't chimed in saying "yes, switch to a XYZ brand of table for the upgrade".
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Why is that such a bad answer @rpeluso? My thought is that an external phono preamp is a good move if you don't already have one. And if you do, the another TT might be the solution because at $650 for table, arm, cartridge & phono preamp will have many compromises that will likely never show any differences in sound except if you upgrade something like phono pre or maybe cartridge. Those 2 can be used on a different TT. .I am speaking out of experience |
Staying with that TT, I would consider buying a few extra headshells (they are removable, they are a special size/shape with an offset at the end of a strait arm. OEM cartridge is a MM Moving Magnet type, with unimpressive specifications, thus it is easy to get a better sound out of that player As a matter of fact, if you simply upgrade the existing MM cartridge, you will get obviously better sound, far greater channel separation 28db; far tighter channel balance 1.0db, the combination will produce superior imaging of everything you have been listening to. $245 at Amazon. VM540ML Moving Magnet Cartridge and the TT has (and you may be using) the built in optional phono riaa eq. A change of the phono eq is also possible if you have not already done that, although, a better phono stage will not do much for the OEM Cartridge's limitations.. I would then select a Stereo MC Cartridge and perhaps a Mono Cartridge. Now you could play Stereo MM; Stereo MC; and Mono by changing the pre-mounted cartridge/headshells. We would need to know more about your system, if you have a phono stage, if you have any ability to play MC, if you collect any Mono LPs ..... What make and model, what stylus shape, how many playing hours are on the existing cartridge? The currently supplied cartridge tracks at 2.0g, has only 18db stereo separation, and channel balance is 2.5db, I would change it.
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