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What to upgrade/do next?

Hi everyone,

I posted a while back and this forum was incredibly helpful! Not sure if I am in the right category, but I thought I'd start here. I am wondering what to do/upgrade next with my setup.

Here is what I am currently doing.

I have a Music Hall USB-1 turntable
That is going into a NAD326BEE
I then have paradigm Monitor series 11 v.5 speakers

Not really looking to upgrade the NAD or the speakers at this point, since I just purchased those not too long ago. The turntable is a starter, so I could upgrade that if it is what everyone thinks I should do, but I am wondering what else I can add into this setup to make it better.

Given the NAD not having a phono input, I am also not running phono. Should I start upgrading there? Although, I think the turntable has a built in phono preamp. I'm sure I could do better.

Anyway, just not sure where to go next in this new found hobby.

Thanks!
rootsrockreggae

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rootsrockreggae OP
18 posts
 
Thanks everyone for the responses.

To address some of the questions...

If I run my turntable on "line" through the NAD I can definitely get it up loud enough. If I switch it to phono, it still comes through the speakers, but incredibly quiet.

Won't I get a better sound quality if I get a phono preamp?

To answer the question on budget... I'm not exactly looking to do this tomorrow. I'd be willing to spend $500 to a $1000 for a significant upgrade in quality for my next purchase. But, I'd also be happy spending less to tweak some things.
rootsrockreggae OP
18 posts
 
Thanks. So any suggestions for a good and affordable phono preamp? That will bump things up in quality a bit before I get a new TT, right? Anything that would go nicely with my nad?
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