Next step in a turntable upgrade path

Thank you for the suggestion and for the comment on my room/system. I'll take a look at the VPI and the tube phone pre👍🏻

SOTA turntables. Might be out of your price range but you can sometimes find them used. Made in WI.

And Decware phone stage. Made in IL.

I have both and love them.

Also Blue Jean cables. I think made in OR? Not sure but US made.

@dmk_calgary 

BlueJeans cable is in Seattle, WA, been there a few times, great people, IMHO, best budget cable out there.

Thank you, @dmk_calgary and @mswale . They do look pricey, but beautiful. And hunting for a bargain is part of the fun, right? ☮️

With all due respect, almost any table you look at, will be an upgrade from that Music Hall table.  I was a Music Hall dealer and didn't think much of their lower end models.

I would look for a VPI HW-19 Junior or MKIII or MKIV.  These are upgradable and still hold their own.  The new VPI Forever One model is based on this table with new, more modern and current tech, but the older HW-19 is nevertheless a WONDERFUL table.

There is a HW-19 Junior with an Audioquest PT5 arm on USAudiomart at a good price.  You can upgrade the top plate, platter, suspension, feet, etc.  It would be a major upgrade from the MMF-2.1.