budget split between cart and phono stage


Dear experts, I imagine this has been replied millions of time. So apologize already for asking !
How would you allocate in percentage your budget between the cart and the phono stage ??
Tks so much
ubik-energyd22b

Showing 1 response by gthrush1

Depends on how big the budget is.

I think there are some terrific phono stages out there for $500-$700 (i.e. Phonomena, Lehmann, etc.)

There are several outstanding cartridges in the $450 - $800 range, like ClearAudio, Benz, etc.

What is your total budget?