Can I get more out of my Koetsu ?

@yogiboy right on 

@ghdprentice Been lusting after an LP12 forever. There is a nice looking specked out one for sale at the moment I keep checking in on. I do really like DD in the new technics.

@lewm Good idea. I will try playing around with some weights and yes good point! I might already be hearing all i need to from it already 

@joenies the voice of reason sitting on my shoulder. I think I have done a pretty good job of setting up my carts. I don't know how to measure anti-skate correctly. I think I need a flat record for this. I usually set to 1.5 on the technics and be done with it. 

@yogiboy ordered 
@dogberry nice idea. I have been on the road for the last 20years so don't have a bunch of old formats laying around to recycle so I will start with a blank record. Found one for $8 which seems pretty reasonable.

@ghdprentice which direction would you think if heading in re- Phono upgrade?. I do like the sound of he EAR.

@ghdprentice Appreciate your message and approach. Thank you 

@mijostyn I got the EAR MC4 to give me options for what loading different carts want to see. I currently have the Koetsu plugged into the 3Ω taps. I will experiment with he other taps too but its sounding pretty good here. Am I solving the the same loading subject you are referring to with this SUT and would I then just consider upgrading to a higher quality MM level phono amp and keep the EAR MC4 or are you imagining replacing bot the EAR SUT and the EAR phono with something like the Sutherland Little Loco?.

Edit: Am reading about the Little Loco now and see it is a different type of design path that is instead of using a SUT.

Is the consensus that this is a better design or a matter of taste?. The little loco seems to be a cheaper option than my current solution of SUT + Phono 

@jasonbourne52 totally. Sometimes I have to make myself get off my ass and go help another human with their problems just to stop my worrying about my own irrelevant crap.  😂

Thanks everyone, enjoying the discussion. @mulveling you have offered SUT advice previously and I am really happy with the difference in sound sound the MC4 has made. I kept the interconnect short as you suggested and will try out some shorter interconnects from TT > SUT also (currently 1M).

I have a good used high end HiFi warehouse at the end of my street so if I see any of the mentioned gear from this thread come through I will ask for a loan to experiment. 
 

I have been drooling over some turntables that could be possible upgrades but I think I am getting into the 10k territory which is allot for me and I might like to end up with something with 2 tone arms if spending that much. 
 

anywah appreciate all the comments and insights 🙏

@lewm I ordered a set of head shell bolts designed for the purpose of experimenting with adding mass, like you said. The heaviest are about 6g so the difference = + 5g. My counter weight wasn't heavy enough to counter this much additional weight so I got a roll of solder I had lying around and tightly coiled it around my counter weight followed by some electrical tape then another layer of tightly coiled solder and more electrical tape. Looks quite neat and added enough weight to counter the new head shell screws. Do you see any issue with this counter weight hack?

After making this change I don't think there was a sonic improvement. I actually think what i was hearing was a decrease of airiness and less decay details. Kind of made the sound feel a bit dense and dead to me. (excuse my non audiophile language).
I replaced the 6g (total) screws with the 3g (total) screws and left the counter weight as is is with all the solder attached. So this added 2g mass above the head shell compared to my starting point + whatever the solder/counterweight calculation would amount to. 
I feel like the sound improved and had more of what I noticed was missing from the higher mass setup.

I will continue to experiment but just wanted to let you know that I am enjoying following your suggestions to see where it takes me.