Please evaluate my system...

Hey guys, 
I could add power conditioning I suppose. Room sounds fine to me with no obvious bloated bass or harsh treble. 

Bpoletti, do you have direct experience of that replacement? or just a Herron fan.

Cheers, Tim

Don't think it's a dedicated circuit however given the state of mains power wouldn't it be more sensible to get mains regenerators if going this route?

Thanks for the advice. Few bits more info in case it's of value. 

Speaker cable is Chord Odyssey. I have some pure silver interconnects. 

I get the cart recommendation, I'm interested in looking at a high range for that. What sort of price / which cart, would be sensible to upgrade to? Thanks for the advice on the Lyra, will look into this.

With regards to isolation I have some in place, decent enough rack and some Sorbethene feet on most of the kit. I'm not convinced with the value of expensive isolation pieces I've tried quite a few and can't tell much difference. I'm on a concrete floor with the speakers so may have something to do with it. 

Never heard the difference between mains cables, I'm still not a believer having heard £3000 worth of them and couldn't tell the difference. I've had Ben Duncan mains conditioners which seemed to work well. 

 Interesting on the phono stage, I see the Linn is very well reviewed across the board, surprised it's coming up as a weak component. Not sure how easy Herron is to get in the UK, I wouldn't buy new there are simply too many bargains second hand floating around. I find the balance of the system to be fine so wouldn't want any more valves (not that the Herron has them), which could bloat the sound. 

Ultimately I like a big soundstage and although good I think it could be improved. 

Thanks, Tim 

Speakers? The Focal's I have are the best I've heard! Take it you don't like Focal.

Thanks all. I have a wood body on the cart and as mentioned it's been re-tipped. I do have some room treatment over at my parents house that I can try out however I'm not really experiencing any room issues so not sure it'll help. 

I'm looking for a larger soundstage if I had to be fussy about it. It's ok at the moment but I'm not blown away. 

I get the amps, if they're not handling sub 4ohm then that won't work well with the Focal's. 

Will take a look at the ART 9 cartridge as well. 

The thread is really useful. Will look up about the mains side of things. Confused about the Michell Gyro SE recommendation this is a fair bit cheaper than my current VPI. What makes you think this needs replacing?

Hey Papa, I don't have any booming bass in the room, I can try my bass traps as I've mentioned but I'm not seeing any major issues at the moment. What should I be listening for to show I need this?
 
I will take a look at the mains filtering and possibly a dedicated circuit.

Any cheap isolation devices that work well? I've run quite a few expensive ones over my time and few do much to the sound. I have some original stillpoints and can't hear the difference with them on. 

Cheers, Tim