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SME V tone arm advice

I’m the original owner of the SME V tone arm, Litz wire on a Oracle Delphi Mk II table. I would like to upgrade the table in the 3-4 K range. My question is might it be better to sell the arm and purchase a table arm combination such as VPI prime or keep the arm and add a table and maybe replace the phono cable? A new cartridge is up for grabs at this point, prefer high output.  Thanks everyone for your experienced opinions. 
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mgattmch
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Keep the SME V for sure! Personally, I use an SME IV, fitted with a Clearaudio Maestro V2 Ebony cartridge, on a Michell Engineering GyroDec (full plinth, not SE version) and could not be happier with the results. See my previous post on this system:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/second-system-that-sounds-and-looks-spectacular-i-am-there

Last night my wife and I listened to the new MFSL, 45 rpm, one-step (UD1S) release of Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water. Wow! Can’t believe this recording is nearly 50 (48 for those who are pedantic) years old. Unbelievably quite background and wonderful rich sound. To me, this is as good as vinyl gets.
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