Curious .. What is the compared price of your tt vs spkrs

I've recently changed, (for better or for worse) my system dramatically.

The constant: VPI Classic 3 Sig SE
My other components/cables are pretty updated.

When I recently went into the $4k speaker range, I was astonished!

(My amp is in the $6k range, although it punches WAY above),

I found that my current phono cable wasn't up to snuff.

It wasn't until I made a change in my Acoustical treatments that addressed my specific issue, (bass boom/bloat), that I was able to put my system as a whole, in another range altogether!

Having said all of this... it is my (room) that I've paid most attention to. I recently went with some different bass traps in the front wall corners designed to specifically address the issue I thought I had. WOW!

Nuf' said.

oleschool,

I think my last comment was in sync with your original post?

about 35% of the speakers

My speakers are aging Focal Electra 936s $6700 when bought.  I use Jena cable copper braid, near entry level  ( larger are too rich for my blood)  for Speaker cables.  I like this cable a lot.

The TT is a classic Scout about $1900.  My Cartridge is a heavily discounted Dynevector 20X H.O. list price at the time was about $700. The Phono stage is the Graham Amp 2 SE, then more costly than today ($400) then it cost approx. $500-  Sounds great using Homegrown Silver Lace cable to phono.