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Breakdown of Turntable Performance

Over the years I've read numerous reviews of turntables, arms, platters, and plinths.  I always wondered how much these individual components contributed to the overall sound.  Here's my take:
Cartridge - 80%
Arm - 10%
Platter - 5%
Plinth - 5%
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terry9
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Briggs and Stratton - VERY good, Uberw.
terry9
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@chayro said it well, but I would be more emphatic. I tried it like the OP said, and burned mucho $ before I realized that cartridges wear out. TT not so much.

And how the **** is a $100 No-name Garbage tonearm going to hold a $5K Koetsu in precise relation to the record surface? Especially when that record surface is vibrating all over the place because of the No-name Garbage platter turning on a $.05 bearing? Powered by a lawnmower motor? 
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