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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

matthijs

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macg19
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You will get WAY more bang for the buck with a $500 Bluesound Node and an $11/mth Qobuz subscription than any turntable/cart/phono stage upgrade at 4 - 5 X the price.

Spend the rest on upgrading your speakers. The used market will serve you well, just buy from someone with a lot of 100% favorable reviews here or on USAM.

Then maybe upgrade the pre-amp with all the money you saved not buying vinyl.

Cables later, lots of choices, buy used or from small direct to consumer sources like Frank at Signal Cable.

Just my 2 cents, and FWIW I started 6 years ago with a Pro-Ject Carbon Debut and look where I ended up - fortunately I’m still married, unlike this guy

 

 

 

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