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See the thread about hype in high end audio.
woah! I think you are confused about a few things but first the facts: The Allaerts was reviewed on the Graham Phantom using both my reference Hovland DIN to RCA cable and Crystal Cable Din/RCA. And yes, it was on the Continuum. And you are correct that I should have specified the associated gear. However, it is wrong to think that a review using the Continuum is worthless for owners of other 'tables. Let's say I owned an SME 30 or an Avid Acutus or a Basis Debut Gold, or any other really good turntable. Would the Allaerts review be useless for an owner of a VPI Scout? Or a Rega P5? No. I don't think so. I believe the Continuum's performance aids in revealing what the cartridge sounds like. I've run many cartridges on the Continuum and then on other 'tables being reviewed. With few exceptions, cartridges, being transducers, are far more colored than most turntables...
DUP, since you like car analogies maybe this will help:
I can tell much more comparing two set of high performance tires by putting them on my race car than I can by putting the same two sets of tires on an Audi. That is, the more precise, sensitive and more revealing the test platform the better.