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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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tablejockey
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Your table setup is now only as good as the REST of the system can deliver.

This is said, because of a recent downgrade of a "decent" $2.5K cart in a 6Kish table/phonostage setup. That is plugged into a price appropriate downstream setup.

A 6X LESS costly cart now is on my table. $400 worth of cart sure sounds pleasant, until I can afford to get back into the subjectively "better" pricepoint.

Just sayin...
tablejockey
3,800 posts
 
I like bstat's $2K suggestion.Maybe invest in one of those budget US cleaners down the road also.
Schitt Mani is a winner for about $150.
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