Generally, I would agree not to get started but with your budget and the quality of the system you already have I'd suggest two things.
Get ride of the CD player, rip your CDs and go computer based. You don't have to spend a great deal to get much better digital performance these days.
On the analog side a Clearaudio Performance turntable and a Benz Micro Ruby Z into an appropriate phono preamp.
Get ride of the CD player, rip your CDs and go computer based. You don't have to spend a great deal to get much better digital performance these days.
On the analog side a Clearaudio Performance turntable and a Benz Micro Ruby Z into an appropriate phono preamp.