Oh, yes Geoff. Used prices are actually knocking around at the £600 mark so definitely cheaper to try a head amp.

I also think Steve may NEED to try a different cartridge as he did seem rather unenthusiastic about the AT when we spoke. Just needs a ZYX at the right price.
Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
I also think the HA10 is likely to be the bottleneck. It was decent, but can be improved on. The AT-33 is good enough and so is the Rega.

By the way, you'll only get a ZYX R100 at £500 used. The latest version is well over a grand new if I'm not mistaken (good job I've got a couple tucked away ).