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I have a 2 year old Thorens TD-190 with a Denon 103R cartridge and the interconnects were upgraded (hardwired) with Audioquest King Cobra cables. Musical Surroundings Phonomenon II preamp into a Cayin integrated amp. I really like the sounds, but my question is where should my next "analog" upgrade be that provides a noticable upgrade in sound quality? A new turntable,cartridge, preamp?
cinellipro
cmalak
681 posts
 
The Denon cart is an overachiever as is your phono preamp. My advice would be to upgrade the turntable/tonearm.
inna
7,319 posts
 
It probably should be where you didn't mention - speakers.
rlwainwright
1,904 posts
 
Yep, speakers give the most bang for the buck when it comes to upgrades. What do you currently have and what is your room like?

-RW-
cinellipro OP
26 posts
 
I own a pair of Usher V-604 that just got their drivers replaced last month. All woofers and tweeters were upgraded to current versions and that was quite a jump in quality. Much more inner and microdetail, layers of music are now being revevealed that were not there before. Speakers are staying at this point.
Analog-wise, that could change. I seem to be happy with what is being heard on vinyl and there is a sense of ease in the music when I do AB with my Pioneer Elite SACD player.
However, I am really interested in understanding whether I need to jump $$ to a VPI or SME, or will I hear a noticable difference with a slight $$ jump to a Pro-ject Xpression of Music Hall 5.1SE?
Thanks in advance.
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