suggestions on upgrading my system

I'm not sure what is my weakest link. I would think it is on the electronic side. I like my speakers, TT, cartridge, and sub.

I also have a Onkyo DX - C390 cd player.

Mesch, I'm thinking it is the phone stage with the HK. I would need to read up on how to introduce a seperate phone stage with my HK. How would that work?

Any sugesstions on a great phono stage?

I'll check out your suggestion Riglet11.

Is there anything I can add to the HK to imporve it or if I replaced it what would be a step up? Around $2000 is my target budget.  Hoping that could get me some good deals here on audiogon. 



 

Mesch… WOW!

Talk about going above and beyond expectations. Thank you for all you did to help me in my quest. 

I think I will start with research about a phonostage. I looked up the  JD9MKII. I'll see how it matches up with my Scout's JMW-9 Memorial arm and ortofon 2m bronze cartridge.

Many thanks!

Update

After a lot of researh and discussion I went with a Herron VPTH-1mm. Not easy to find… but through perseverance I got lucky and purchased a newly built one at a great price. 

I’ve had the Herron VTPH-1mm in my system for about a month and a half. The improvement of the overall sound over the Harman Kardon on board phono stage was immediate and dramatic. (Not that the HK phono stage was bad.)

I’m very happy with this purchase… the cost to sound improvement value ratio is excellent.

Now onto the next step in my search for music listening nirvana.

I was thinking about upgrading to the SVS SB13 Ultra.