Is a cartridge more important to total system sonics than a turntable/tonearm, will a $1600 TT/tonearm with a high end cartridge sound better than a $5000 TT/tonearm with a average cartridge
Reylon, Good examples. Here are two more: Teres 265/TriPlanar VII/ADC XLM Mk II ($175 in its day): sublime H-K/Rabco ST-8/Shelter 901 or ZYX Airy: ridiculous
Nsgarch, Oscar Wilde might not have said it better, but he would have said it shorter!
Thanks guys, Here is what I have done Just bought a ZYX AIRY 3Xs Have a VPI Scout on top of a GINGKO CLOUD 11 Through VHA pulsar cables to Audio Research PH5(phono pre) through VHA pulsar cables to a First Sound Presence MK11 through ZCABLE live ref cables to Mark Levinson 336 through CATCABLE silver speaker cables to OHM 300MK11 NEW cartridge to arrive tomorrow looks like my next upgrade may have to be a better TT/ARM Dennis
Congrats on the ZYX although you'll need to upgrade the JMW-9. It is an entry level arm at best and will not come close to bringing out all the Airy 3 has to offer.
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