@jsbach1685 There is a Ortofon 2M Black on US Audio Mart for $400 that claims to be unused. (not sure I'm allowed to post it here usaudiomart.com). Just buy that. Way better than the 2M Red. And the VM540ML is a solid choice but not quite as good. I would do that before upgrading your turntable but my guess is you will need to do that to really get the best out of a good cartridge.
It this a decent Phono setup?
I have the following items I’ve been using for spinning vinyl. The system sounds pretty good, but I’m wondering there is anything that would mate even better?
- Denon DN-300F turntable (bought it modded with direct RCA outputs to use separate preamp).
- Ortofon 2M Red MM cartridge.
- McCormack Micro Phono Drive.
- Discovery Plus Four interconnects (2 pairs).
MAIN SYSTEM
Mark Levinson 383 integrated
Revel F30 speakers
Cardas golden reference speaker cables