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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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elizabeth
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Well My impression is to put a cartridge on a TT that costs half the price of the table.
Or if TT/arm/cart... all generally equal.
This is just a very rough approximation. And spending equal to the TT is done. And spending a tenth is also done.
Not many folks spend a lot more on the cart than on the TT plus arm.
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