I'd rather spend 80% on the turntable and 20% on the cartridge, than flipping those numbers around, but they both matter. The 5.1 is a decent turntable, but you'll get more out of your cartridge if you invest in a better platform. On the other hand, if you buy an expensive cartridge and put it on that table, you'll never experience what the cartridge is capable of.
Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance.
I’ve been a vinyl lover for a few years now and I have an ortofon black cartridge setup with an mmf 5.1 turntable with acrylic platter and speed controller. My question to all the vinyl audiophiles out there is this. How much difference does a turntable really make compared to the cartridge? Will I hear a significant difference if I upgraded my turntable and kept the same cartridge? Isn’t the cartridge 90%+ of the sound from a vinyl setup? Thank you guys in advance for an honest discussion on this topic.