A more solid plinth and platter will yield more solid bass and all fundamentals of any frequency will be more firmly begun, then overtones, time decay all synergistically work together in an improved way.
Is it worth upgrading my current turntable setup?
Hello all here is my current system
Pioneer PLX-1000 turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black cartridge
Tokyo Sound PE 100SE phono stage
Aric Audio Unlimited tube preamp
Odyssey Audio Khartago SE amplifier
Divine Acoustics Proxima 3 speakers
Do you think the turntable is holding back the rest of the system? Thanks for any advice!
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my friends LT-22 has been here competing with my 3 arm setup for over a week. I put my nearly new AT440ML cartridge on it with Microline Stylus. Sounds terrific. It’s one of the easiest TT you could own, and use. Adjusting the arm, mounting the cartridge is pretty easy, I could help you thru it. No anti-skate needed. No two null points to align with. Easy arm height adjustment Easy balance, accurate tracking weight scale. On, start, walk away, plays, returns, stops spinning. Up, move arm manually, play any specific track with hands free scratch free no needle drop damage assurance. Here’s a very nice LT-20
That cartridge will sound better on this TT IMO. |
As @pindac says:
+1 If it is good now, then you really don’t want to be risking wasting funds on something that is the same, or lower, performance. |
I also run a 2M Black, and a couple years ago went from an old Technics 1200 to a JVC Victor TT-81 with a JVC Victor UA-7082 in the big JVC plinth. While the turntable and arm made a noticeable improvement, upgrading my phono preamp to an E.A.T. E-Glo Petit made an even bigger difference. I haven't heard your Tokyo Sound, but I'm guessing you could do considerably better. |
I’d grab either the music hall mmf-5.3 or 7.3...they both can be had with a 2m Bronze already mounted. Then, take off the stylus from the black and put it on the Bronze, both cartridges are compatible. Then, put your 2m black in a drawer as an extra...both music halls will sound better than the Pioneer. |
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