I will once again chime in with the suggestion that you explore the Well Tempered Labs line of turntables. Speed stability, inaudible rumble, absolute tracking stability, long-term reliability...all boxes checked. Mine is the original from 1988. No plan to change.
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.