He knows he's not getting the most out of the cartridge. He said he wasn't concerned with that in the OP. His question is, is it smarter to budget more like 50/50 cartridge/table vs the conventional 25/75?
He thinks that's true, and its hard to argue, at least in the here and now. Also making it hard, his only experience is changing to a better cartridge. We all know how great that is. But he has no idea how much better it is putting that same cartridge on a better table and arm. At the price point he's talking, neither do I. Probably hardly anyone knows for sure. Its a pretty fair guess though that there's at least one arm out there that costs about what he spent on a cartridge and is so much better he would prefer the old cartridge on the new arm over the new cartridge on the old table.
That really is his question. At least the way I understand it. And I am pretty sure I know which way he will answer it- but only after he has moved it over and heard it on a better table. Its just too hard to imagine how much better an arm- just the arm all by itself- can make a cartridge. Until you hear it for yourself.
He thinks that's true, and its hard to argue, at least in the here and now. Also making it hard, his only experience is changing to a better cartridge. We all know how great that is. But he has no idea how much better it is putting that same cartridge on a better table and arm. At the price point he's talking, neither do I. Probably hardly anyone knows for sure. Its a pretty fair guess though that there's at least one arm out there that costs about what he spent on a cartridge and is so much better he would prefer the old cartridge on the new arm over the new cartridge on the old table.
That really is his question. At least the way I understand it. And I am pretty sure I know which way he will answer it- but only after he has moved it over and heard it on a better table. Its just too hard to imagine how much better an arm- just the arm all by itself- can make a cartridge. Until you hear it for yourself.