What parts of a TT create soundstage and PRAT ?


I don't know squat about turntables.

I'm trying to get a grasp of what pieces of a turntable are responsible for what.That way when I ask a question and get an answer by you good folks I won't draw blanks in my head when I get a reply.

Such as:

what part is responsible for PRAT?
What part is responsible for soundstage?
What is responsible for clarity?
And on and on and on.

Is there a book I can read?
Is there a magazine article that describes all this?

Try and fill in this blank piece of paper for me.
tweakster

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Inna's suggestion makes a lot of sense, and also, she is to be commended for correcting her spelling mistake. :)

Pbb's comments are likewise, sensible and on the mark. There are just too many variables in a good turntable system; to correlate particular audiophile subjective terms with different parts of this complex electro-mechanical system, I fear, is beyond the scope of mere mortals.

Why do we humans try to categorize and label everything imaginable? Damn, I hate that! The "If it doesn't fit neatly into this particular, narrow compartment, I simply can't/won't deal with it!," mentality.

But to answer Tweakster's question, PRAT, soundstage, clarity, and on and on, are all closely related to those parts that ensure speed-stability, freedom from undesirable resonance, and, perfect electro-mechanical integration and performance. Pretty much what Pbb said.