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Contrary to urban myth, it has very little to
do with the quality of your vinyl replay gear - once above the most
basic level, the quality is limited by the *vinyl*, not the TT, arm
or
cart.

Complete nonsense. The same record played on better vinyl equipment
will sound better all the way up to SOTA gear. The quality of vinyl
playback has a great deal to do with the quality of the gear used. Many
people when exposed to better vinyl playback are completely surprised
by the vast improvements and often come to understand the preference
for vinyl playback back numerous hard core audiophiles hold.

Does that mean that as you get closer and closer to SOTA vinyl
equipment, you get more and more accurate reproduction from the same
record? Do different SOTA equipment sound the same to you (and they
can't be different if they are all accurate)? You think yours and, say,
Mr Lavo's vinyl systems sound the same? Or do they sound different, and,
in that case, how do you know which one is more accurate? Do you go by
the price tag? How do you know a vinyl system is SOTA?