I have two of the Audiomods arms on my turntable. A 9 inch and the 10 inch.
Both arms are very good. Jeff is excellent to work with.
upgrading systemdek iix worth it?....
Hello, everyone.
As indicated in the subject I own a Systemdek IIX that is in mint shape as judged by the tech that last adjusted it. I've been told the tonearm is the weak link on the table.
The reason I am considering upgrading the turntable is so I am not limited in which cartridge I can install since the Profile arm has no azimuth adjustment. IOW I want a better tonearm.
The phono-stage I am using what is in my integrated amp - a Simaudio Moon 340i.
When I got my Systemdek adjusted, the tech said that this is a very good turntable with a tonearm being its weak link. He said he could install an OriginLive Encounter for 2200.
My budget is:
turntable: 2500; cartridge: 500-600 and pre-amp: 1000-1200 CDN
My questions are:
1: Is the basic turntable good enough to warrant installing the Originlive Encounter tonearm?
2: Is the phono stage in my Simaudio Moon 340i going to be the weak link when I upgrade the turntable? IE. should I add a separate phono-stage?
3: I'm considering the Musical Fidelity MX-Vinyl phono-amplifier for $1100. Is a sufficient upgrade to the one in my 340i?
Thoughts please?