Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important?

@chakster as a joke question I bought a JVC QL 10 with UA arm in mint condition for £400 - is a £10,000 cartridge wasted on it?

The question is why did you buy it ? @lohanimal

If the counterweight is not broken (like on most samples) then do not under rate this tonearm. Victor top of the line cartridges (MC and MM) are quite nice and even after 30-40 years cost over $1k for MM (like X1II) and over $2k for Direct Couple MC that inspired Audio-Technica for ART-1000 ($5k).

My ex TT-101 was restored by Fidelis Analog for another audiogon member.

Chuck you should read your own propaganda….re Moab sales….consistent logic not a strength for you

"Moab sales" ?? @tomic601
I didn’t get it, can you say it in Russian? :)

@chakster , you like cocobolo? Check out the record clamp I just made on my system page. The finger lift is also cocobolo.

@mijostyn you got your own workshop? Nice! Maybe you could make two cocobolo sideboards for my LUX :)

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Atomic60, I could have used ebony. If you look at the top of the record clamp you will see an ebony plug in the very center. There is a cavity in the clamp filled with lead shot. The ebony closes the entry. The problem with using ebony in the finger lift application is that it is very brittle. Turning it down to that diameter would be very stressful. It would probably that me 10 trials before I could get one off in one piece. I know this for a fact as I turned a set of pick-up sticks for my children out of 20 different varieties of wood. I put a picture of it for you on my system page. This is how you teach yourself to have a light touch on the lathe. Cocobolo and ebony have almost the same density. Both are almost as heavy as water. Cocobolo is a lot oilier and more flexible.