Yolu may think it a lateral or downward move, but I'll bet that if you pick up a new Shure V15VxMR for $200 (Jack's Music Factory cost incl. shipping) you'll be very pleasantly surprised. It replaced a $1200 Grado Reference/Reference in my system.
help picking a cartridge
I have a michell gyro se, Sumiko (SME) 4.5 and a Sunfire Theater Grand for my preamp. I was using a sumiko blue Point Special and would like to upgrade for $800 or less. Any suggestions?