Analogue front end. You want more weight, scale and dynamics.Where do you start upgrading?

“You want more weight, scale and dynamics”

Turn up the gain?

Direct drive versus previous belt drive tt’s did it for me.
which was Direct Drive ?

@martinl07d Assume you're speaking to me. Belt drives I ran included highly modified Thorens, stock Rega's, a few VPI. My direct drive is Technics SP10 Mk II with custom build  nearly 100lb plinth Stillpoints for support, Jelco 12" kinife edge bearing arm. This sits on nearly 100lb stand  with 1/2" aluminum top plate with vibration sink on concrete fireplace hearth on suspended floor with floor jacks for support.  Huge amount of mass loading for this DD tt gave me the slam, bass extension and articulation,  pace I could never get with the belt drives.

Recently added a SUT (Zesto) to my Rega Naia/Aphelion2 rig, and that brought immediate changes in oomph to the sound.

In terms of physics, it should not make an iota of difference, but it does. Take that from someone who has never heard a difference in any cable. 

Weight, scale and dynamics will improve with better turntable isolation if you don’t already have that sorted out. That happened for me when I went from an isoAcoustics Delos to a HRS R3x isolation base. That was an eye-opening game changer and really sold me on the importance of mechanical isolation for a turntable.