Where do I go from here ???

I agree with those that say to upgrade the power conditioner. I also agree with Warrenh, on the Audio Magic. However, I would upgrade the preamp ahead of the cd player. I also have the Helikon cartridge (and love it), and I don't do much 'serious' listening in the digital domain anymore. I still use my cd player, when I'm listening to music while preoccupied or just plain lazy, but that's only about 20% of my music listening these days. I would recommend trying a tubed preamp like the Audible Illusions M3A.

Regards,
John

First, are you using Remote Sensing speaker cables with your MII? They'll make a much larger improvement then a plastic box with magic gem stones.

Warrenh the Architectural is a bad boy with out a doubt. I agree you don't hear much around here on them. I'll check out your review too. John I'm a lot like you in the respect of vinyl. The Helikon is marvelous and I love mine too. A tube pre is a major step in a different direction. Kana813 I'm not using remote sensing cables. I'm using MIT 2's. The Musician is a very very nice amp. I read in the manual about Remote Sense. It states that this is activated by using a 4 contact connector made by Nuetrik called the Speakon. Are you using this setup? I thank all of you for your input. What a great site and members too!! Thanks again...........