Lewn, then don't read/answer it then. I wasn't asking for thoughts on my question. Before these answers I was thinking of upgrading my turntable before I broke the $2000 price point on a cartridge. Now probably not. I know the system including the tonearm comes into play. But I wanted to keep the conversation to cartridge and turntable. Thanks to the people whom responded.
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?