Looking For More Detail

Before changing carts, have you considered upgrading to the Signature arm? Also, have you optimized set-up? I made changes that, in hindsight, I wish I hadn't made before I learned how to really dial in set up. Use of the MintLP arc protractor and other things learned has made me realize that I couldn't have known how good some of my previous cartridges were. I wish I hadn't sold my Lyra Dorian, for example. Another cheap tweak is Mapleshade's NanoMount system, which I swear by.

My current cartridge is a Dynavector XX2MKII, which is all the cartridge I will ever need. My Sig. Scout has turned out to be a formidible record player, but not without optimizing set up, and a few upgrades. Just my opinion, FWIW.

Best of luck, and enjoy,
Dan

For the VPI there are a couple things that you can easily try that will give you what you are looking for.

1) better internconnect from TT to phono stage - what are you using?
2) Black Diamond Racing Scout Master support kit

The BDR kit really helps isolate the motor from the rest of the table.

the klipschorn is a full bodied overall performer...it will however extract the tiny detail that some lesser(in overall performance) speakers will.

My budget would be no more than $1500-2000, my current IC are Audioquest Copperheads. Telefunken and Mullards are the tubes in my phono.

Lyra cartridges are well known for their detail retrieval, and they match very well with the JMW9 tonearm.

Cheers.