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How Good Can My Vinyl Get?

So here is a question for turntable fans. I got back into vinyl recently, and so I decided to go with a budget starter table to see if it was for me. I got a UTurn Orbit Plus, with a pluto phono preamp and an Ortofon OM10 cartridge and have been really been enjoying it. It sounds very nice. eTotal outlay was about $500.

I suppose my question is...if I were to double, triple or even quadruple my initial investment, could i get a noticeably significant upgrade in sound quality or is it all just fractions of a degree past a certain point? I’m not talking about needing a $10k set of speakers to appreciate it kind of difference....i mean an improvement that makes you glad you spent the money.

How much scability exists in vinyl?




dtrandall

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dtrandall OP
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The rest of the system is a work in progress... I have an audiolab 6000A integrated which I am about to turn into a preamp by adding 2 outlaw M2200 monoblock amps to drive a pair of Ascend Acoustics Sierra tower speakers with the RAAL ribbon tweeter upgrade. Wiring is all blue jeans LC1 interconnects and Belden BJC 10 White speaker cable.

I’m not chasing audio nirvana, but if there is a reasonable way to gain a noticeable increase in sonic quality, then I’m interested.

The question is...what provides the most significant improvement. A better phono preamp? A better cartridge? A heavier, more isolated platter? The mind boggles 

dtrandall OP
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update.....

I upgraded the OM10 stylus to an OM20 and that brought some nice improvements. There was a deepening of the overall sound with greater dimension and energy. 
The next step is an upgraded phono preamp. I am looking both at the Lounge LCR mkIII and the Vista Audio Phono-1. I’m leaning towards the Vista because of all the gain and loading adjustability plus the ability to use a MC cart down the road.

 My hope is that the two improvements together will make upgrading the deck less important and something I can do down the road.
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