It is now and has been for as long as I have been around.
The turntable is the component. Cartridge, arm & platform is the package I speak of.
Like a musical instrument it reproduces what it is fed, naturally. Unlike digital which changes the input and then only gives back what the numbers say, analogue reproduces the level that is in the play back linkage. The higher the resolution the better quality feedback is provided.
$50 cartridge (new), $50 80's used tt with a little tlc will produce a wonderful sound with a reasonably isolated platform. From that point shovel some $$$$$$ and the quality of performance increases no matter the downstream components.
Analogue lives and breathes just like a musical instrument.
The turntable is the component. Cartridge, arm & platform is the package I speak of.
Like a musical instrument it reproduces what it is fed, naturally. Unlike digital which changes the input and then only gives back what the numbers say, analogue reproduces the level that is in the play back linkage. The higher the resolution the better quality feedback is provided.
$50 cartridge (new), $50 80's used tt with a little tlc will produce a wonderful sound with a reasonably isolated platform. From that point shovel some $$$$$$ and the quality of performance increases no matter the downstream components.
Analogue lives and breathes just like a musical instrument.