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critique my setup -- weak link? best way to improve?

I just put together my first turntable setup after many years of listening to CDs only. It sounds pretty good -- good enough that I'm curious how to make it better. (: What weak link(s) do you see in this system? Where is the best bang for the buck?

Between the two of us we listen to a wide range of styles (symphony, choral, folk, indie, dark wave, metal). The one constraint is that the speakers can't be larger than about 20" tall and need to stand on a wooden sideboard/console type thing.

The setup:

Pro-ject T1 with built in phono stage

Luminous Axiom passive preamp

Rotel RB-1070 power amp

Blue Jeans interconnects

Klipsch KG2.2 speakers

Amazon Basics 12Ga speaker wire, Monoprice banana connectors

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asvjerry
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To paraphrase:

"We've met the weak link....and it be us....."

Or the room....

OP, it comes down to what in YHO what would give you the best bang/buck.  If you don't fear used and are down with paying attention to some of the 'deals gone bad' that regularly post 'round the 'gon...

I've dropped +/- 2.5K$ over awhile and its' an all-day affair to simply break it down. 

Fortunately, not too many things with a weight issue.....

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