A turntable that plays all types of music well

@motorcyclphil - the question isn’t whether improvements in the turntable sound better or not- of course they do, and especially Linn is known for options, almost, but not quite like Porsche. It was whether turntables play different kinds of music better than others, which is ridiculous.

Cartridges, phono stages, speakers, maybe amps, but not turntables. Their job is simply to keep the speed accurate with no rumble. Rumble doesn’t discriminate against music type, nor does some inaccuracy.

kingharold-

Miller Carbon, I quite enjoy your dry wit. 

Thanks, appreciate it. Currently working on designing turntable racks specialized by genre. Some have suggested a modular approach with shelves designed for rock, jazz, and classical. But I think that is too much of a compromise. Even one stereo per song is too much of a compromise for me. Ultimately  not only the system but the whole room and house should be for each type of music. Country Music in Nashville, naturally. The Grunge and Indy music house Seattle, obviously. But Blues? Chicago? At least we know to play the Mozart in Salzburg. But can this same house system work for Tchaikovsky? So many people say the goal is a music system that makes all music sound equally good, I was about to throw in with them when I saw your comment. I will now redouble my efforts!! Thanks!

Marantz TTs1

Hello,
I think if you ha e a VTA on the fly tonearm you should be able to hear the best out of all albums. Also, there is a new more forgiving format to set up your tonearm. I don’t have the name of the new setup. Some setups are better for classical some average everything out. Lastly I asked MC about some of this and he said one cart he had to adjust the VTA a little. With another it was a set it and forget it. If you can do VTA on the fly that might be the most accurate as long as you record the settings for each album. Maybe call Soundsmith and see what they recommend since you have their awesome cart. If you do not have VTA on the fly then maybe set the VTA a little bit high. Then have a thicker mat to add bass or punch to the music when needed. I think 1mm higher VTA for the normal Mat and a 2- 3mm mat should give you some options. This would be adjusted by your ears for final VTA setup. I hope this helped. 

Turntable racks Miller?  Ho ho ho.

So which fuses are best for different music genres?