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cartridges to enjoy without worries

I am in the market for a cartridge that will not have issues.I have about $2K to spend and have been looking at Dynavector,Soundsmith and Clearaudio.I will be buying NEW,so recommendations on both cartridge and dealer are appreciated.Looking for a natural presentation w/o hype.System is resolving and has response down to 25Hz-anything "slow" in the bass won't do,nor sibilant.
I enjoyed my previous Allaerts Eco,but have heard the "2" is more "lively".For the money I spent and the time it was enjoyed, I cannot bring myself to make the same investment twice.
Many thanks in advance and a Happy New Year to all.
tpsonic

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TP,

Here's a few standard suggestions
ZYX R50 or R100
Dyna DV17 or better
Lyra Dorian or Argo

Now here's a left-field call
Decca London - it needs a unipivot arm (damped preferably), can't track everything, but it sounds alive. It's not as good as an Allaerts (I have an Allaerts MC1B as well as 2 Deccas), but when it's right, it's great.

Good luck,

Charlie

PS Once Jan has rebuilt your Allaerts, you won't want to hear anything else.
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