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Benz ACE, Grado Sonata or Clearaudio Aurum Beta S?

I am looking for a new cartridge to replace a Benz MC Silver and have it narrowed down to these three. I am looking for a large, smooth, open sound (who isn't!) and I listen to vinyl in a wide range of conditions from garage sale finds to Classic Records. My TT is a Clearaudio Champion/RB300 Quint and Turbo weight with Musical Surroundings Phonomena phono preamp. Any experience with these cartridges would be much appreciated. Thanks for any input.
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I've been using Benz Glider and than Benz M.09. I still have those. I use Glider as a back up if I sell my Benz M.09. Having 2 carts at a time helps me to sell any cartridge I want and use another one instead while upgrading for a better one.

I am very pleased with musicality and naturality of Glider and M.09. As far as I know Clearaudio is a forward-imaged TT and might sound agressive. If you will plug in soft Benz you will have a complementary match that will blast a music.

Either cartridge of the two above said can be sold so please contact for more info.
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