Curious .. What is the compared price of your tt vs spkrs

Each of my two turntables (Garrard 301 and SME 10) including tonearms (Ortofon RS 309D and 10A)  and primary cartridges (Benz Micro LPSmr and EMT JSD s75) cost about the same as my speakers (Proac Response D-40r).

I don't really whether it is meaningful. I guess some would say the balance is just right and others would say I need more expensive speakers ;-).

I really like the way my system sounds now so I don't know if I am going to make any more big changes.

oleschool, thanks for the comment. I am not sure what I could replace them with that would not overwhelm my 11 X 17 room, but that is a topic for a different thread.

"Inna, Spending as much on a cartridge as on speakers would not be my approach, that's for sure."

What is your approach? Do you have a formula? I have never really thought about it that way. If I hear something that sounds great and has synergy in my system I will usually buy it. I have three primary cartridges. Each one is about 1/3 the cost of my speakers. So based on what I have done, without thinking about it ahead of time, is that each of my turntable/tonearm/cartridge stumps cost about the same as my speakers, not including tonearm cable or phono preamp.

I would be interested in your thoughts on this.

This thread is interesting. To break it down a little more:

  20% Garrard 301 TT with Windsong plinth
  32% Ortofon RS 309D tonearm incl. Vahalla 2 tonearm cable
  21% EMT JSD S75 phono cartridge
  27% Aesthetix Rhea Signature phono preamp
100% Total