What to upgrade first

I would go to as many stereo stores as I could and listen to speakers. When you get a pair that you like, then its easier to find the other stuff to befriend your new speakers.

Another vote for turntable/cartridge/phono pre upgrade.

improve your front end, turntable, cartridge, phono preamp.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions I do like the sound of manepan speakers and when I upgrade it will be to 1.7 or 3.5 Or 3.6.

Any other suggestions on phono pre and turntable that are good performance price ration also considering used equipment.

Does the upgrade From m-150 to m-180 make such an improvement in sound the upgrade is about $1495 when I checked.

There was a Pro-ject tube phono box II in black for sale here a couple of days ago for $350. Not sure how you can track down the seller if it is still for sale. I really like mine, which sounds better than the Vincent Pho-8 and Musical Fidelity V-LPS.

I also really like my Pro-ject Xpression III TT with Ortofon MC-3 turbo cartridge. The RP3 and Traveler are getting very good reviews also.

For interconnects, you can get a big improvement for not much money. I could not believe the performance of my Mogami cables that Pro Audio LA built for me (not affiliated) for $24 a 3 foot pair at Pro Audio LA - Mogami 2549. I had them float the ground on one end to make them "shotgun" directional. I also use Mogami's speaker wire (see my system page).