Turntable? Arm or cartridge?


All other things being equal where do you place the hierarchy in the vinyl replay chain for highest performance. Yes I know they are all important but there comes a point no where budgets are prioritised. This is just banter so I look forward to your views.
lohanimal
To address your question - I would spend my budget on the Arm, then Cartridge and finally turntable in that order - why?

IMO Without a good arm you'll never get the best out of ANY cartridge

Cartridge next, because it works directly with the arm and needs to be as compatible as possible

Turntable is last, because today, most TT's are pretty good quality and will work well with a many arms

But - as some posters have pointed out - it gets far more complicated.

Just another opinion :-)

Regards - Steve
Turntable is #1 IMO. After you have that ‘base’, arms and carts can come and go and make an improvement, or not. But, you cannot put just any arm and cart on any turntable and reap the same benefits.
Tonearm, then drive unit, then cartridge. Although it would be a most strange combination, I would put a Reed 3P arm, Merrill Gem Dandy Polytable turntable, and a Denon 103R up against anything at the same price. 
This is just banter so I look forward to your views

Banter, eh? Motor, platter, arm and bearing are all vastly overrated. Its all cartridge. Spin the record on a pencil with one hand hold the cart in the other and see.