Isn’t any cartridge just a small slave motor entirely dependent upon a much bigger one, ie the turntable motor?
Origin Live for one still seem to ascribe to old established notion of turntable hierarchy.
Namely, turntable first, arm second and cartridge last.
From their website.
’Tonearms Overview
It is supremely important that your cartridge is held rigidly whilst at the same time isolating it from unwanted vibration.
No matter how good your cartridge is, it’s been proved that it can never perform at anything like it’s true capability without a good tonearm.
In the same way, a relatively inexpensive cartridge worth £50 can outperform one that costs £1250 simply by being installed on a better arm.’
See also : Our Opinion on Component Significance
https://www.originlive.com/hi-fi/tonearm/
Origin Live for one still seem to ascribe to old established notion of turntable hierarchy.
Namely, turntable first, arm second and cartridge last.
From their website.
’Tonearms Overview
It is supremely important that your cartridge is held rigidly whilst at the same time isolating it from unwanted vibration.
No matter how good your cartridge is, it’s been proved that it can never perform at anything like it’s true capability without a good tonearm.
In the same way, a relatively inexpensive cartridge worth £50 can outperform one that costs £1250 simply by being installed on a better arm.’
See also : Our Opinion on Component Significance
https://www.originlive.com/hi-fi/tonearm/