Cartridge to turntable price ratio


How much do you spend on a cartridge before you have more cartridge than turntable. For example if you spend $2500 on a turntable and tonearm how much maximum would you spend on a cartridge? $1000? 1500?  

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Showing 1 response by elliottbnewcombjr

Assuming you have a fundamentally solid well performing TT/ARM:

The cartridge's effect on the sound is FAR more important than a 'better' turntable.

No ratio, it's about MM or MC; Phono Stage and/or SUT; Tubes/SS; Cantilever stiffness; arm/stylus compliance compatibility; Stylus shape (groove contact/life; specs: tracking weight; wide channel separation; tight channel balance.