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Turntable upgrade recommendations, please.

Hello,

I am a bit of a newbie, but have have been chasing the "magic" every since I got started on this journey about 2 years ago. My system currently consists of:

Denon dp-47f w/ a Denon 301 mkII cartridge
McIntosh MAC6700
Magnepan 1.6qr

I am interested in upgrading my turntable, assuming that there are real sonic benefits to be had from a new rig at approx. $2500. I have been looking at the usual suspects from VPI, Rega, Pro-ject, etc. 

I am curious to hear if those of you with more experience can tell me how my Denon stacks up against these and if the view will be worth the climb. To my ears, the Denon sounds good, but I am anxious to upgrade if there are significant gains to be heard.

I am also very interested in a McIntosh MT2, but haven't seen any new info or announcements on the release.

Please share your opinions and experiences. 

Thanks in advance!


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I would budget everything on the turntable/tonearm......use your 301-2 for a while and once familiar with your new TT or when your Denon 301 is shot then look for a new cart....

IMOP the Denon 301 is an excellent cart.....it is very musical,a good tracker very well made ....quality control is superb,,,and can hold it’s own in a top of the line tonearm...I had one in an Ittok and had to look very hard to find a suitable replacement......tried a AT33ev. AT33PTG2, Dynavector 20x2, and finally a Benz Glider.....which I’m presently using....I still have the Denon as a spare and have used in between cart try outs and this cart has something very, very, very, special.....it is musical and sings like BillyHoliday....so choose the TT first and latter on; the cart....
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