Upgrade Advice cart or phono pre amp


As a general rule if one was going to upgrade their phono preamp or cartridge, which would give the most improvement.

if the budget was 700 what is a good suggestion?

Thank you!
128x128thegoldenear
Hi goldenear.

I am curious of the opinions on this myself. If $700 is your budget for an upgrade, is this a small or substantial increase over your present cart and pre?
To a large extent it will depend on the tonearm you're using.

For instance, if the Music Hall MMF-5 shown in your system is in fact the current tonearm, most $700 cartridges would be a waste of money.

That arm is basically entry level and incapable of optimizing most of the cartridges at your price point.

YMMV
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