Brighter, livelier than benz lp

Of course. Buy a better Phonostage. Your damping load is way to low.
All Benz Systems are made for 47kohms. They all have a very clean top
range and a fast, but not blown, Bass.

Heres one :-) Liberty

And yes I do make them

Good listening

Peter

You could go for an OC9. It's tipped up a bit.

But I agree that first you should test your cart loading.

Thanks for suggestions. I checked cart loading and phono stage was set at 1K Ohm. I've changed that to 47kohms as Syntax suggested... thanks.. it seems to have helped. Bass seems more tighter and less bloated whilst treble seems more extended and open.

I'll update you when I've had more time to listen.

Thanks