Next upgrade for vinyl rookie

New table. The arm is good. Get the Expressimo end-stub, if you don't have it already. That way you can still use your Heavyweight. If you got the OL end-stub, your counterweight might not fit. The end stub would be the next logical thing for the arm.

But the table is where the real upgrades will come. For $400, you are going to be severely limited. If you are lucky, you might find a used Linn Sondek LP12 for around $500.

VPI 16.5 definately! Biggest difference in sound and will last forever!

Maybe I can sell my P2 table, use that money plus what I have saved so far and buy the Linn Sondek LP12. What could I get for my table? How big of difference would swapping out tables be compared to a OL arm upgrade?

How big of difference would swapping out tables be compared to a OL arm upgrade?

Do you not know that the stock 250 is already better than the P2? Sell the arm with the table (b/c it won't sell without it), and maybe keep your accessories depending on what you choose as your next table. I don't think the LP12 is a good choice for a rookie, maybe a used P25.