advice on a turntable upgrade

[johnnyboy1950]

I bought my first TT for years and am pretty happy with it. Things have changed since the 80s so Im looking more closely at improvements. Now I have the Project Debut Carbon Esprit with ortofon red cartridge and Project phono box phono stage. The obvious routes are cartridge and/or phono amp. Im thinking about the edwards apprentice or the ortofon blue or both. Ant thoughts? the amp is the cambridge CA80 going into MA silver 6s.

 

[priam]

What's your budget, why not try an MC cartridge. The Cambridge Amp is an enviable piece of equipment, a phono stage might not help that much.

 

[nopiano]

You can get a more refined and subtle sound from simply swapping to a Blue stylus. No need to change the whole cartridge.

If you seek a different sound then you'll find quite a few threads here debating various cartridges.

I wouldn't worry about upgrading the phono preamp until you are looking at cartridges in the £300 plus price range, and even then I'd suggest a careful audition.

 

[Al ears]

You can get a more refined and subtle sound from simply swapping to a Blue stylus. No need to change the whole cartridge.

If you seek a different sound then you'll find quite a few threads here debating various cartridges.

I wouldn't worry about upgrading the phono preamp until you are looking at cartridges in the £300 plus price range, and even then I'd suggest a careful audition.

+1. Only I don't like the cheaper Ortofons. The stylus change is a possibility but it depends on the budget. I would move away from that cartridge manufacturer, but that's just me.....