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Turntable consultation

Hello friends, and thank you for help.

I would like to have your opinion regarding improving the SQ of my turntable. Since I haven't listen to other brands except mine, which is Pro-Ject RPM 9.1 with class A cartridge and Tube Box phono, I know its very good turntable & arm, but is it class A ?

And if I upgrade the tonearm to a better one like 9cc Evo or other models will improve SQ very much and no need spend on higher level turntable ?

Or if I upgrade to higher level turntable like Signature 10, or other brands like VPI Classic 3 . How much improvement will be ?

My main goal is: resolution, musical, neutrality, and no coloration.

I'm trying to understand what best way and is it worth to spend more money.

Thank you
knight7m
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mattmiller
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It doesnt really get better at this point ...it will just be different. If you like what your hearing now...I would just improve on Isolating the turntable with some better feet or a wooden platform base . (like mapleshade sells) You can spend lots of $$ and still be a little dissappointed.
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stringreen
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Change your power wall outlets to Maestro.....does what you want.
knight7m OP
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Thank you all for answers. Cartridge im using is Shelter 9000 .
kiko65
279 posts
 
I would agree with Jperry, your Shelter 9000 should benefit from a better phono pre bringing it to a whole new level of resolution and musicality.
jperry
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I think you can take a couple of paths here. You can do some tweaking like a maple platform, tonearm cable, etc and make some change, also improvement to your system.

You could also take a path with larger steps. You do not say what your budget is, so this path may not work for you.

I think changing to a used SME 10 or Basis turntable would cause a quantum leap in the performance of your system. I changed from a Rega to a Basis tonearm on my Basis turntable with a Shelter 901 cartridge, and the change was a revelation to me. You have an excellent cartridge (Shelter 9000) which IMO is the highest performing component in your analog system.

Good luck in your search for performance.
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