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How good does a TT have to be for a good cartridge

I have often wondered would you get good sound from a really good cartridge on a decent but not super good table. I am not an analog fanatic. I do own two fairly basic modern tables. One is a plain VPI Scout and the other a Music Hall MMF 5. Could I expect great sound from either one with a very high caliber cartridge that might cost lets say $3-5K . Is this an example of not being able to put lipstick on a pig?
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vicdamone
850 posts
 
$4000 Benz on a $200 Well Tempered turntable rebuild. I believe everything matters in audio. As such, you're obviously not going to get the best from a high dollar cartridge but you'll most likely get everything a cheap turntable has to offer.
sbrownnw
707 posts
 
A Rega RP3 (bone stock) owner that posts here is using a Lyra Delos with great results.
kiddman
341 posts
 
The guys defending the 10x5 are right, it is better than the negative comments would have you believe. The guys saying get a better tonearm are also right. The tonearm is extremely important, maybe more important than the turntable or cartridge (as long as the latter 2 are not horrible). Unfortunately, all but a small handful of tonearms are really flawed.
manitunc
795 posts
 
Kiddman,
Which do you believe are not flawed?
jperry
2,454 posts
 
Kiddman
"Unfortunately, all but a small handful of tonearms are really flawed."

What tonearms or tonearm designs do you think are not really flawed?
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