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Turntable is the most expensive in the chain, do it make sense

First all, I have small room and square but fully treated. My journey with analog been few years and now 90% listen to records only.

Been chasing better sound for my analog end up with the system now sound very pleasing to listen to, no fatigue and smooth, as I want try other speaker kind a scare me if not suit to my room, hence I found better idea to get me other table. 
best yet this bring my sound a one step up. Also change some phono stage for better synergy with same brand bring positive impact too.

so now if I wanna upgrade for better table(maybe) that will cost more and still use same cartridge (Dyna RUA) is it make sense ? 
not really want try expensive cartridge, lesson learned hard way.

thanks 🙏 

 

 

honeyooi

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rauliruegas
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Dear @honeyooi  : "  Basis even though uni pivot but is very stable arm. "

Well you can see at macroscopic level that's stable but the main and critical issue is what is happening at microscopic levels to the cartridge cantilever/stylus trying to follow those " mountains " that are the LP groove modulations during playback where down there exist tremendous forces and stylus tip like hurricane movements that no single unipivot ( no matters what ) tonearm is stable. Unipivots are a forbidden tonearm for any cartridge .

 

I respect your opinion about but that unipivot tonearm really can't helps for any cartridge can showed at its best.

 

R.

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Dear @honeyooi  : I still own the XV-1s and owned the Rua and both like a stable tonearm, so unipivot is forbiden but not only with those cartridges but with any one. If your tonearm is with gimbal bearing design just fine.

 

Transducers always makes a difference and in your case speakers can do it where you always should can make the room treatment modifications if those " new " speakers achives your up-grade/improve targets. The other system transducer is the cartridge and today there are several LOMC designs that easily outperforms the RUA.

Phono stage unit can makes a diffrence for the better and in your system you can look for an active high gain phono stage. Your SUT only degrades the cartridge signal.

 

You have different alternatives to up-grade your room/system quality level performance that depends too of your budget level. Those alternatives could be more important that your TT.

 

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R.

 

 

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