Where's the next weak link in my analog chain?


Currently using the following: 

Mofi Ultradeck w/ MasterTracker cart
- Powered by AQ Thunder power cable 

Sutherland 20/20 mk1 with LPS (stock power cable) 
- Zu Mission mk1 phono from TT to pre, Zu Mission mk1 from pre to amp 

I don't have much left that I think I could do on this end before upgrading the table entirely. I'm curious where you would spend your next dollar? 

MC Cart
Phono cable
Interconnect 
Power cable to phono 

Beyond that I think this set up will be pretty well maxed out and it would be time for a new TT to start squeezing out more. 

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@kennyc thanks, didn't know anything about them. Sadly they do not have a dealer in WA state. Looks like a good cart for the money. Like the idea of much cheaper needle replacements. 

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That's an interesting choice of power cord on your tt. Did you just have it on hand or was there some experiments with power cords in that particular use?

@slaw I have an AQ Hurricane on my amp and my dac. A friend was over and he said to try the hurricane from the DAC on the TT. I initially thought that's a dumb idea but we have it here so why not. I was honestly very surprised by what I heard. I continued to experiment over the next several months and I decided that was going to be a worthwhile upgrade. It made a larger impact than changing IC and speaker cables in some instances. I couldn't wrap my brain around funding a hurricane in that slot, so I decided to hunt down a Tornado first to see how that performed. Luckily I was happy with the results so the tornado is officially in the system. 

That's interesting, not a lot of impressions regarding power cords on tt.