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Where should I start upgrading?

Today I have a THORENS TD 160 B MK11 with SME series III with Nagaoka MP-110 cartridge.
Phono Stage Primare R32 with both MM-MC.
Amplifier Accuphase E-206
Speaker cables Transparent Music Wave Plus.
Speaker Wilson Audio Cube (First Model)
Sub REL T3

What should I start updating to get the most value for money?
For about $ 1000?
2000 dollars?
$ 3000?
Listening to everything from Gregory Porter to Led Zeppelin and Leonard Cohen


titus1

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williewonka
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@titus1 - if the Nagoka works with the arm and since you have MC on  your phono stage, I found that a Denon DL 103 cartridge sounded much nicer and more musical with lots of detail

I then moved to a Soundsmith version of the Denon 103 with a ruby cantilever and finer stylus profile - Cost around $650 CDN.

One of the best upgrades I've done

I plays pretty much anything I load onto the turntable without any issues

Regards...
williewonka
3,115 posts
 
@Titus1 - my apologies - I assumed since you had the the Nagoka 110 whose complaince is 6.0 x 10-6 cm/dyne, that the Denon at 5.0 x 10-6cm/dyne would work.

You could try the Denon 301 with Compliance: 13x 10-6cm/dyne or the Dynavector 10x5 with a Compliance 12 x 10-6 cm/dyn

The Grado Sonata has a  compliance of 20 X 10-6 cm/Dyne

Being a big fan of Soundsmith - I would contact them to see which one of their own cartridges is best suited to your arm.

There are lots to choose from ...

Regards - Steve





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