I was introduced to denon, shure, Stanton and technics by my mentor. he at moment own like 20+turntables hi to low end. and been playing for 40 yrs.this guy also gave a huge collection of reel to reel.
in his own words this is how phono should sound. all those carts are special.
but also during that old days.. it's he say you say and no internet.. depends who you mingle with another best buddy only MC carts, . anything old he knows and used. all the high end famous turntable he used before . owns 4 Lyra now.
all knows each other and just enjoy each other ways of expressing music .. no right answer. friendship and fun is all matters just a different way of approach.