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Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important?

Before someone chimes in with the obvious "everything is important" retort, what I'm really wondering about is the relative significance of each.

So, which would sound better:

A state of the art $10K cartridge on a $500 table/arm or a good $500 cartridge on a $10K table/arm?

Assume good enough amplification to maximize either set up.

My hunch is cartridge is most critical, but not sure to what extent.

Thanks.


bobbydd

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dangcaonguyen
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@chakster
"I’ll tell you more: change the stylus tip on your cartridge and you will change the whole sound."
I agree completely. I just re-tipped the Zyx Omega G cartridge and the sound is completely different with the original. Better or worse is another story.
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