Shaq,
Great system there!
If I'm not mistaken, the cart you are referring to was made in the late 80's, early 90's for Jeff Rowland by Ikeda and they were unique in being cantirlever-less MC designs, correct?
I agree with you that you may want to start with your phono pre and cart.
Your AR amp/preamp combo, speakers, and TT are superb and most likely craving for a better cart and phono pre combo.
Not sure how much you're willing to spend but I'm a big fan of Lyra carts and they match extremely well with the likes of Manley Chinook, Graham Slee, and Parasound JC 3 amongst others.
Obviously it will be a matter of taste so do your own research and trust your ears!
Good luck.
Great system there!
If I'm not mistaken, the cart you are referring to was made in the late 80's, early 90's for Jeff Rowland by Ikeda and they were unique in being cantirlever-less MC designs, correct?
I agree with you that you may want to start with your phono pre and cart.
Your AR amp/preamp combo, speakers, and TT are superb and most likely craving for a better cart and phono pre combo.
Not sure how much you're willing to spend but I'm a big fan of Lyra carts and they match extremely well with the likes of Manley Chinook, Graham Slee, and Parasound JC 3 amongst others.
Obviously it will be a matter of taste so do your own research and trust your ears!
Good luck.