Is it worth upgrading my current turntable setup?


Hello all here is my current system

Pioneer PLX-1000 turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black cartridge

Tokyo Sound PE 100SE phono stage

Aric Audio Unlimited tube preamp

Odyssey Audio Khartago SE amplifier

Divine Acoustics Proxima 3 speakers

Do you think the turntable is holding back the rest of the system? Thanks for any advice! 

blue_collar_audio_guy

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@blue_collar_audio_guy

Is it worth upgrading my current turntable setup?

Elliot as much as I love vinyl I like to keep it simple. I won’t have a need for changing arms or cartridges. Something I could simply mount the 2M black to and forget would be ideal. Appreciate the suggestions.

YES!!

I agree with the idea of upgrading the turntable & arm BEFORE the cartridge. However you may get curious enough to try another cartridge afterwards. Then there is the phono preamp which I am not familiar. Price wise, it matches your TT which is good and maybe good for the near future. It depends upon which TT / arm combo you get. IE, I had a very good sounding Phono pre (Wright 100P) which served me until I moved up the line to where it just wasn’t matching the quality of the rest of the system