I don't know why others are not talking, and I am no expert.
You are in the UK? You could take a look at Heed Quasar phono stage at divineaudio.co.uk. It gets a very good press and priced resonably. As for the cartridges, Benz is not really known for punch and dynamics. Lyra, Transfiguration and perhaps top of the range Audio Note IQ-3 MM should do it. Maybe better Dynavector too. Decoaudio.com carries some of them.
I like dynamics, weight, rhythm and punch as well, and also am in the process of improving my analog. For now I have Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm with Dyna 10X5 cartridge and Simaudio Moon LP3 phono. The cartridge and phono are not good enough, and I am thinking about Heed Quasar, Simaudio Moon LP 5.3, ASR Micro Basis or Sutherland Ph3D phono and high-end MM. Better MCs are outside of my price range at present.
Good luck in your quest.
You are in the UK? You could take a look at Heed Quasar phono stage at divineaudio.co.uk. It gets a very good press and priced resonably. As for the cartridges, Benz is not really known for punch and dynamics. Lyra, Transfiguration and perhaps top of the range Audio Note IQ-3 MM should do it. Maybe better Dynavector too. Decoaudio.com carries some of them.
I like dynamics, weight, rhythm and punch as well, and also am in the process of improving my analog. For now I have Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm with Dyna 10X5 cartridge and Simaudio Moon LP3 phono. The cartridge and phono are not good enough, and I am thinking about Heed Quasar, Simaudio Moon LP 5.3, ASR Micro Basis or Sutherland Ph3D phono and high-end MM. Better MCs are outside of my price range at present.
Good luck in your quest.