I've recently changed, (for better or for worse) my system dramatically.
The constant: VPI Classic 3 Sig SE
My other components/cables are pretty updated.
When I recently went into the $4k speaker range, I was astonished!
(My amp is in the $6k range, although it punches WAY above),
I found that my current phono cable wasn't up to snuff.
It wasn't until I made a change in my Acoustical treatments that addressed my specific issue, (bass boom/bloat), that I was able to put my system as a whole, in another range altogether!
Having said all of this... it is my (room) that I've paid most attention to. I recently went with some different bass traps in the front wall corners designed to specifically address the issue I thought I had. WOW!
Nuf' said.
The constant: VPI Classic 3 Sig SE
My other components/cables are pretty updated.
When I recently went into the $4k speaker range, I was astonished!
(My amp is in the $6k range, although it punches WAY above),
I found that my current phono cable wasn't up to snuff.
It wasn't until I made a change in my Acoustical treatments that addressed my specific issue, (bass boom/bloat), that I was able to put my system as a whole, in another range altogether!
Having said all of this... it is my (room) that I've paid most attention to. I recently went with some different bass traps in the front wall corners designed to specifically address the issue I thought I had. WOW!
Nuf' said.