I must say, I went from a $450 cartridge to a $1500 one and there is no mistaking the improvement. Even my wife hears it! And thats saying something!
What makes a high $$$ cartridge high $$$?
From what I can tell, not through my own experience yet, there is consensus that going up the price ladder with cartridges pays performance dividends. The range of prices is pretty wide and I am curious what is the central issue in driving cart prices. Is it research and development technology, materials, production costs, market dynamics (luxury pricing), brand value extraction, etc. Maybe it is the same as with amps, speakers, etc., but somehow carts seem different.
Where does the price/performance curve start to flatten $500, $1K, $2K ?
Where does the price/performance curve start to flatten $500, $1K, $2K ?