I did do them at the same time actually… so in many ways, I can’t really relay which added which, unfortunately.
What I will say though, is that the change from cirkus and Armageddon to Karousel and radikal was a great and really noticeable upgrade. I’m very very happy with the differences they made. Sounded like a totally different deck from first play. The most startling difference was that it made records I thought we’re really flat, poor recordings and a bit harsh/thin all of a sudden sound alive, full of detail, bass suddenly appeared and texture to voices I’d simply never heard before.
Yeah, the ittok for all intents and purposes is pretty dam good really. How much of that is down to the AO wiring and cable I don’t know.
Majik chassis is an obvious one to upgrade soon, which is why I’m leaning my thinking towards the keel (even though it’s still considerably more expensive used and I’d also hate to drill one!!) as it should be a definite improvement, rather than the half way step the kore is over majik.
Now I’ve depleted the savings again on the 250dr, I’ve got a bit of time to think… but I’m changing my thoughts more towards a keel the more I read, just so that I’ve got the best fundamentals covered. Karousel, ‘Keel’ and Radikal would then maximise whatever arm, cart and phono upgrades I did at a later date.
In the meantime though, the Karousel, majik and radikal are working pretty dam well! My original ideas were to go kore and get an Urika. The Urika is still in mind… but probably do the chassis first.
So many ways to get to the best end goal, sadly all very expensive!!!