When I was using a mm cartridge, I had a Gold Note Vasari Gold Cartridge that was quite excellent sounding. Gorgeous tone. Cartridge ran between $200-300.00. Nothing else in that price range even came close to the beautiful sound from that cartridge. Not sure if it is readily available in the US as I bought mine right from the Canadian distributor.
Cartridge suggestions
Hi. Helping a friend find a new cartridge for his Pro-ject TT. He has a 2Experience with 9" EVO carbon arm. Listens to mostly jazz/acoustic music. Phono stage is an EAR834P clone. Speakers are Spendor BC1's. Ideally a neutral and articulate cartridge as if anything too laid back might end up making the whole system a bit too mushy. As the phono stage only has MM capabilities, LO MC cartridge isn't an option. So, HO MC, or MM/MI options please. Looking to keep this under 500 and used isn't really an option. Thanks!