New Turntable or Better Cartridge?

Yes all will serve well ,really depends on how much you want to send.I never had a 20k tt or 10 k ,would buy one if I could .i know I've seen ones that look more like a work of art .Chrome ,belts ,motors ,ring clamps, heavy weights on it .Way to much .But what ever makes you happy.

limomangus,

The Fluance reminds me of the days when the of 3 steps to vinyl heaven were said to be the Dual CS505/1, then the Rega Planar 3 and finally the Linn LP12.

Skip forward some 35 years and the entry point could now well be the Fluance RT84, with a possible move up to the Rega P3 and finishing off with the Technics SL1200G.

I think these current no-faff decks all offer excellent value for money in comparative performance terms too.

Hey you can buy a new tt for thousands and a cart to....spend 20,000 .If you want ,does it sound better ? you better hope so.But you don't have to go that far .Get a Fluance rt 84 $350 .Buying an old used tt for big bucks ,well I would  pass.

Unfortunately you're in a difficult place I feel, as I'm sure you're more than aware. The Well Tempered turntable is no entry level deck. A substantial improvement is difficult to suggest.

As well as the Rega 8 you owe it to yourself to check out one of the recent Technics decks. Either way, you should get a reasonable upgrade.

I would never contemplate throwing $1500 on a cartridge. Especially not when sub $500 gives you so many excellent options.

Check out this HiViNyws $350-$380 cartridge shoot out.

https://youtu.be/E4G7hSUQoOc

Thank you both for your replies. I was looking at the Hana ML as a possibility with a new Rega table. As I said however, if I don't change my table I would be willing to put the thousands of $ saved into a much better cart. That would open the possibility up to maybe a Lyra Kleos. Would a WWT be a suitable table for such a high end cart?
At the moment I still have an old Grado TLZ cart. 

What cartridge do you have now? A new cartridge can breathe life into an older but capable table. Consider reducing the amount of damping fluid a little. 

Keep the WT and get a better cartridge. Hana LE ($500) or Hana LS ($750) mc cartridges are a good choice under $1K and better than any MM and MI cartridges!