I have an Aries and love it - the looks are great and with the JMW arm also sounds great with the Benz-Micro .4 cartridge. However you have a very good table and arm so spend the money on an upgrade cartridge and phono preamp and buy some more records.
Upgrade Rega P25 to VPI Aries? Advice?
I own a Rega P25 with a Benz Glider, & frankly I love it; it's been my re-introduction to vinyl. However due to having an advanced case of upgrade obsession, I've been considering buying a VPI Aries with one of the JMW Memorial tonearms. How much of an improvement would this be over the P25? How critical would a stand &/or isolation devices be with the Aries? Any advice would be appreciated; btw I'm using a VTL 2.5 preamp & phono stage. Thanks!