Cambridge Audio Solo vs U-Turn Pluto 2

The "warmth" of the sound seemed diminished. Using multiple permutations and combinations of different cables (e.g. BJC LC-1, AudioQuest Evergreen and Tower, GAC-1, WBC/Mogami 2534, and KabelDirekt) still did not sound better than my existing hook-up using a BJC LC-1 directly into my receiver's phono input

And that's it for the box contents. Now we'll get into the specs. So first and foremost, over its predecessor, which would give you a 36 dB boost from...