Explain this to me like I'm a 5-Year Old: Matching


It's quite simple, really. All I want is a primer for all things regarding matching:

1. Cartridge-Tonearm. Effective mass vis-a-vis compliance.

2. Load impedence . . . Moving coil stuff . . .

3. Cartridge output, phono stage gain.

Actually, all I'm asking is a way to satisfy these three major areas of concern. The ultimate goal would be to determine exactly what would be the optimum combination of cartrige/tonearme/preamp combination in terms of matching ideals.

Thank you!
crazy4blues
Way 2 Go Tom! That's a great post that even a 5 year old could retain, without grabing the blankie for nap time;0)~
Please check out this link

http://www.vandenhul.com/artpap/phono_faq.htm

It covers almost everything you need to know about vinyl playback.
Among a couple of other items, I have always found the brief discussion of VTA in that link to be "interesting".