Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important?


Before someone chimes in with the obvious "everything is important" retort, what I'm really wondering about is the relative significance of each.

So, which would sound better:

A state of the art $10K cartridge on a $500 table/arm or a good $500 cartridge on a $10K table/arm?

Assume good enough amplification to maximize either set up.

My hunch is cartridge is most critical, but not sure to what extent.

Thanks.


bobbydd
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re the firing squad…which is more important….gun, ammo, or trigger finger ?

” shelter me from the thought that pulled the trigger “ NY

full of double meaning… Shelter

Mijo…you should be using Ebony root, nothing else will do….
Ignore the Lyra dig from Albert….so popular they can’t make enough of them

Chuck you should read your own propaganda….re Moab sales….consistent logic not a strength for you
Lohanimal, If your question is not hypothetical, you got a great deal.  I paid $600 for my QL10, but it was in "broken" condition.  Or were you merely trying to point out that cost is not necessarily related to quality, especially with used or vintage equipment.  So the question posed by the OP falls apart in that case.