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Looking to upgrade from a Marantz tt15 to something vpi?

Here is my current situation. I am trying to build a system that I will have for quite a while and stop trying to upgrade all the time. My current system is a pair of focal electra 1038 be speakers, primaluna DiaLogue premium HP amp and premium preamp, and a Fosgate signature phono preamp for my analog along with the Marantz tt15 and the clearaudio virtuoso cartridge. I have always liked the looks of the vpi tables and have considered them but always out of my reach. My Marantz tt15 just doesn't match all of my black gear and I know it's stupid, but it bugs me. So I was looking at a vpi aries black night with some upgrades and it would be about a grand more than I could sell mine for. I'm mainly just looking used to try and find as good of a deal as possible. I will be looking in the 3 grand or less range and just wondering how much I would notice in quality improvement over the Marantz table if I spent another grand or two trying to get a better one. I have a like new denon 103r cartridge sitting around that I could use on a new table until I could get an even better one. Any suggestions are more than welcome. Thanks 
aj1735
tzh21y
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VPI headshells are not a good match for denon 103 cartridges.  I suppose it might work but those denons are pretty long.
aj1735 OP
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I have looked at those super prime scouts on the upscale audio website and they look pretty impressive. Does something like that get me the most performance for the money vs getting an older used one that was a "better" or at least more expensive when it was new? Would that be worth a grand more than like the aries black night with some upgrades? I know it's all relative but just trying to get the most performance out of the money and not have to worry about wanting to upgrade anytime soon. 
aj1735 OP
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I'm not saying that I have to use the denon or that I'm in love with it, but it's just sitting on a shelf and could be used if needed to. 😊 I think that I have a couple others sitting around too but I think they are lower end yet. I think there is a grado gold, some shure, and maybe another but I can't remember for sure. 
tzh21y
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We'll, those original scouts sound pretty darn good as well
aj1735 OP
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Just so many options. Lol I just want to know that I'm going to notice a decent sized improvement over my current table if I spend an extra grand or two grand or so. I'm not limited to just vpi but they have been the main ones that I've been looking at. I want to be nice looking also and be preferably black too. 
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