I use a Pass Labs amp and preamp, and will likely upgrade the phono stage once I settle on the turntable/cart combination, but I'm leaning toward a tube phono. Quite a number of people find non-idler drive turntables today are able to produce deep blacks, high resolution and detail, and can be very musical, while avoiding the "dryness" or what some describe as tending more toward sterility. I do want to maintain the "musicality" I hear in the Thorens with the SME 3009R, but I have not listened to enough turntable/tonearm combinations to know whether I might be satisfied with something else, such as a direct drive. While I do tend toward the sound character of a sorted idler drive when combined with the right tonearm/cartridge combination, I'm not dogmatic about that particular route. Thus, I realize it is prudent to consider both the turntable and tonearm synergy, as well as the type of cartridges I would like to use - before I make a purchase. I am presently considering going to another turntable. It's nice enough, a first-year production, but I do recognize its limitations - ferrous platter with MC carts, etc. Click to expand.My current turntable is a Thorens TD124 (1).
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