My vinyl front end is pretty basic. It sounds OK, but is a tad 'thin'.
(thin being a hard thing to describe. When I play my equally basic CD font end through the same mass market electronics, I get greater dynamic range, louder highs and more quiet lows, and more punch. If I play a good record, say Diana Krall's Paris album, LOUD, the thinness fades but is still there)
This is what I am running..A Thorens TD170, a Ortofon 2M Blue, and a Parasound Z phono through a Monster cable to the rest of my mass market electronics.
Here is my question...Would I get a bigger change to my sound if I upgraded the Cartridge or the phono pre Amp? For $3-500 I can bump to a more expensive Ortofon 2M Bronze or a better amp...I have seen Moon on deep discount recently and Graham makes phono-amps at the edge of my budget.
Perhaps there is a Thorens tweak that would help
Were would I get the most bang for the buck???
My vinyl front end is pretty basic. It sounds OK, but is a tad 'thin'.
(thin being a hard thing to describe. When I play my equally basic CD font end through the same mass market electronics, I get greater dynamic range, louder highs and more quiet lows, and more punch. If I play a good record, say Diana Krall's Paris album, LOUD, the thinness fades but is still there)
This is what I am running..A Thorens TD170, a Ortofon 2M Blue, and a Parasound Z phono through a Monster cable to the rest of my mass market electronics.
Here is my question...Would I get a bigger change to my sound if I upgraded the Cartridge or the phono pre Amp? For $3-500 I can bump to a more expensive Ortofon 2M Bronze or a better amp...I have seen Moon on deep discount recently and Graham makes phono-amps at the edge of my budget.
Perhaps there is a Thorens tweak that would help
Were would I get the most bang for the buck???