Turntable? Arm or cartridge?

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. 

Dear @lohanimal : As you said it along other gentlemans all is important.

Now, taking in count that in reality today and almost ever does not exist truly bad TTs or tonearms ( other than unipivots that I don’t like it. ) I think that in any audio system what makes more differences for the good or bad are both transducers: speakers and cartridges.

But here things are that the transducer/cartridge is at the same time ( other than the LP it self. ) the source that pick-up the recorded information, as better the quality performance of the cartridge as better the overall room/system sound reproduction quality levels.

Yes, that cartridge quality levels could be improved with a better tonearm or better tonearm internal wire and could be improved in many ways but this is not the main issue in this tread. Only an opinion.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

Lets say you have £10,000 and your split was £5000, £2500, £2500?

Seriously. Can't tell you how refreshing it is for someone to just come right out and admit up front this is all bull. So many of these questions, its obvious they're pure fantasy, but the OP is pretending, and so everyone pretends along. Like little girls playing tea, we hold the cups with our little fingers sticking out, so nice and proper. Oh yes its crucially important in the vinyl replay chain hierarchy harrumph harrumph. 

Banter. Gotta love it. There comes a point no where budgets are prioritized. Brother. Budgets are always prioritized. Nobody ever does it any other way. Heck even in the banter thread by the banter thread leader, or is it blather? Whatever. The what if money were no object thread. Even there people can't help but pretend they have a budget. 

Point of order: Banter. Blather. What's the difference?