Should I upgrade my turntable?


I am actually happy with my Realisic Lab 400 with a denon Dl 160 cartridge. It is the best I have had but I really havent had a lot. Do you think one of the newer MusicHall or entry level offerings would better the sound. Supposedly the Lab 400 was the best radio shack made(and I dont know if that says alot). I have around $250 to spend if it might improve my system any. New or used dont matter to me
davidnboone
Depending on what your using for a phonostage, your return on ivestment may be better upgrading that. I have a DL160 and it didn't really shine until I found a proper matching stage. In most cases any standard MM stage will do, but the output is low enough that I heard unwanted noise from my amp. to compensate. You may not have that problem though.
Agree a separate phono stage might be a good choice if you really want to spend the money on an upgrade, instead of on music.
Actually, everybody is right. Elizabeth is looking at this from a top "audiophile" point of view, which she is. From her point of view, the TT is crap. If you are happy with "midfi", you can not find a better TT.
Orpheus10 is making up fantasy nonsense due to personal issues between him and his mother.
I actually have no opinion of any kind about your TT. I only know you say you like it.
The reason for keeping ANY equipment is if you LIKE IT. then no reason to change it. period.
When we swap stuff just to fiddle around. AND we liked what we HAD, we can wind up with something we do NOT like. So, best to keep what we have 'if we like it'.
So the ideas i gave of what to do with the money were: save it, try a different phono section. Or, just spend it on more records.
I do have a newer cambridge640p I think its called. It did help the resolution. Its moving coil/magnet Yeah I do like it but just wanted some good recommendations and to see if anyone had ideas of something I could like more . Thanks for the responses