Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance.


I’ve been a vinyl lover for a few years now and I have an ortofon black cartridge setup with an mmf 5.1 turntable with acrylic platter and speed controller. My question to all the vinyl audiophiles out there is this. How much difference does a turntable really make compared to the cartridge? Will I hear a significant difference if I upgraded my turntable and kept the same cartridge? Isn’t the cartridge 90%+ of the sound from a vinyl setup? Thank you guys in advance for an honest discussion on this topic. 
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Showing 2 responses by frozentundra

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Lol,  Not much of a summary from anybody
        It seems like everybody counterpoints the other guy  

I’m in your boat, just bought Project Classic with upgraded Hana SL with Musical surroundings 2+
We will see!

My guess : from  upgrading cartridges on same turntable and hearing how loading a cartridge (Mc) changes sound on a preamp
   The all have an good size effect On a resolving “ enough” system. My guess is turntable the least , cartridge the most in pretty equal %’s 

If you find a good solid answer , let me know 

I do know that the real good LP stuff is fabulous, from listening to buddies “ good stuff” 

jeff
@mikelavigne 

excellent post on “ ratcheting of price levels”
I missed your interpretation, originally

for each price level ?  Would you be able to give an example of each? And/or your thoughts 

i did not notice any notes on phono preamp options ?  And/or your thoughts 
Well done, and well summarized on your opinions 

jeff