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Direction on my next upgrade

I am a year into my journey down the audio rabbit hole. I am enjoying all the incremental gains and enduring the miss fires. My system is as follows:

Rogue Audio Sphinx V2
Fluance RT85 with Ortofon Blue
Epicure M150's completely rebuilt with kit from Hue at Human Speaker.

I am trying to figure out the next step on my journey. I am considering the next steps.

1- send the Rogue back to be upgraded to V3 which has a much better phono stage($500)
2- switch to a MM in the $500-$750 range
3- switch to a MC cartridge
4- add a seperate phono stage under $1500
5- add a subwoofer to the party

I want to pick the one option that will give me the most improvement for the money. 

Thank you in advance for weighing in with you knowledge and opinions.

Charles
cpdkee

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lewm
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Take any advice you like best from this smorgasbord, but don't spend money on Synergistic Research tweaks, as Millercarbon suggests you do.  Most of those tweaks are "controversial", at best, in terms of actual benefits.  I am not saying categorically that they are worthless (although that is my private opinion), I am saying that such items are best reserved for those in a more advanced stage of audiophilia and system development. First, learn what you like and what it takes to get your system to a point where you are generally satisfied. I wouldn't be so bold as to tell you how to do that, because I have no idea what you are seeking SQ-wise. After that, maybe think about PHTs and HFTs and the like, marketed by SR.  Their only saving grace is you can return them for full refund within an allotted time period.
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