I think your best bet for getting more info from vinyl is a cartridge upgrade.Project use an OEM Grado Prestige series as the Project cartridges they sell,so try a Grado Red or higher.
Cart, table, arm, stage integration on a budget...
I'm currently using a Pro-Ject 2.9 Wood Classic table with the Pro-Ject 9 arm and an inexpensive Ortofon Super OM10 cart, and that runs through the phono stage on a Musical Fidelity X-150. Honestly, it sounds pretty darn good! But, I'd like to pull a little more out of all that yummy vinyl.
At the top end of my budget would probably be a Rega P5 or the new Pro-Ject 2 Xperience with the carbon fiber arm with either a Rega cart, or Sumiko Blue Point Special. A CLearaudio Emotion/Satisfy, and a Music Hall MMF-7 are in there as well. If a Rega P3 would add a marked improvement, I'd be happy with the savings!
At what point am I throwing money into the wind using the MF phono stage? Or, getting too much cart for the arm? Or....
Thanks,
Chip
At the top end of my budget would probably be a Rega P5 or the new Pro-Ject 2 Xperience with the carbon fiber arm with either a Rega cart, or Sumiko Blue Point Special. A CLearaudio Emotion/Satisfy, and a Music Hall MMF-7 are in there as well. If a Rega P3 would add a marked improvement, I'd be happy with the savings!
At what point am I throwing money into the wind using the MF phono stage? Or, getting too much cart for the arm? Or....
Thanks,
Chip
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