Getting a new table what pre-amp to get

Id say get a competent table and the best cart and pre you can afford. Later if you decide to upgrade the table youll be able to hear the difference. I look for a pre that lets me hear clearly any adjustments I make to the cart during set up and subsequent fine adjustments. Which C.A. and what cart are you considering?

OK let me give this example. I put a CA Stradivari on my Cosmos IV/SME V it sounds great, I mount the same cart on my Technics 1700 mk 2 it still sounds great just not quite as great. I mount a Digitrac 300 se (medium quality technics) on both tables same difference. The 1700 with the Strad sounds significantly better than the Cosmos with the Digitrac. The 1700 /Strad combo is substantially less costly but sounds better in direct comparison. The better the pre the more you will get out of the cart. That is why I would upgrade the table last. Ive done this comparison with several table, cart, pre combos, always the same outcome.