Spinitch - I generally agree with Doug and Dave, in terms of spending your budge on the table, arm and cartridge in that order. That said, I believe Teres offers a pretty compelling upgrade path (conpensating you for about 80% of the cost of your previous teres component as you upgrade throughout the Teres line). I started with a Teres 135 (no longer available), upgraded to 245 and then to 255. I hope to upgrade to 320 in the near future. This upgrade path, apart from being cost-effective, was a lot of fun and it made me realize the benefits of each change.
I don't have a ton of experience on tonearms, but I started with an OL Silver, and since moved to an Airtech MG-1 tangental air-bearing arm. This arm was quite an upgrade to the OL Silver in my humble view, and at a cheaper price (it cost me about $450 with the air pump, but I believe the price is now over $700 - but still a possible bargain). I've read very little about this arm, but would love to see it compared with some of the heavy hitters like Triplanar and Schroeder. I intend to upgrade my arm over time, but I'd feel more comfortable in pursuing such an upgrade if I knew there were material improvements to be had.
Good luck in your vinyl journey. It's a lot of fun.
I don't have a ton of experience on tonearms, but I started with an OL Silver, and since moved to an Airtech MG-1 tangental air-bearing arm. This arm was quite an upgrade to the OL Silver in my humble view, and at a cheaper price (it cost me about $450 with the air pump, but I believe the price is now over $700 - but still a possible bargain). I've read very little about this arm, but would love to see it compared with some of the heavy hitters like Triplanar and Schroeder. I intend to upgrade my arm over time, but I'd feel more comfortable in pursuing such an upgrade if I knew there were material improvements to be had.
Good luck in your vinyl journey. It's a lot of fun.