If you are wondering whether there is any reason or benefit to going above the $1500 range for a cartridge the answer is: “absolutely.”

The thought of putting electronics in the most highly resonant area of your system seems counterproductive.

A good choice for those wanting to add Internet station reception to their home audio or AV system, without spending much and with only a minimum of space taken up.

Excellent for powering a small audio system with decent speakers across your office from your computer at your desk, free from intervening wires.

A receiver that can fix speaker-matching problems, poor room layout and improper listening positions, but may have reliability issues.

Tested more rolled-off and mellow than a similarly-priced Krell 5-channel amp.

I still think that perhaps performance could have been improved with an even more expensive cartridge; however its characteristic lack of drive seemed to carry over regardless of cartridge and/or equipment changes.

The first stand-alone Internet radio also offering the versatile free Pandora music service.

A definite hearable upgrade to all the player’s analog audio outputs as well as the coaxial/optical out.

There is a lot to like about the Roku. Some may decide that what the Roku offers is more than enough for them.