High Performance Moving Iron Cartridge Candidates?

Tonearm is going to be a low mass version of the Audiomods Series Six. Effective mass is 8.9 grams. 

@jasonbourne71  That is my other option. I have looked at HOMC versions of cartridges from Dynavector and Benz Micro. Since Excel built many HOMC cartridges in the past for companies, I wonder how much the changed in the innards with their Hana HOMC offering. 

One thing I remember from a number of years ago is a needle drop a friend had that was made on an AR turntable with a Shure V15MR on it. Sounded very nice! 

I would be open to a V15 but I wonder if the OEM cantilevers can be retipped? Arent they a beryllium tube? So I doubt a new diamond can be fitted to them, and that leaves something like a Jico stylus which is supposed to be good but not the same. If I go that route then I might as well find an appropriate Shure body right? Are the V bodies the best of the bunch or were there differences?

Some questions about Soundsmith. As I understand it earlier cartridge designs were built upon the B&O architecture. Is there some point the designs evolved past them? Are any of the current cartridges still based on them? 
 

One thought comes to mind. Soundsmith won't be around forever, or will at least transition at some point. I don't think we can bank on their rebuild costs model staying the same whenever things do change. Koetsu is a recent reminder of this. 
 

Grado is a cartridge I have never been fond of. Do the Nagoaka have a bit more sparkle and presence than them? 

I was hoping people would have read a little closer. 

The arm being used is just under 9 grams. As I understand things, a cartridge like a London Decca isn't going to be happy in an arm of that mass. Please do let me know if I am wrong. Secondly, how are we getting them serviced these days?

Secondly, the phono stage being used is the one onboard the Trinov preamp. My Esoteric E-03 already has a Transfiguration Proteus and a gen 1 Kiseki Blackheart hooked up to it. So this cartridge is not going to be a low output one. Which actually knocks out a lot of the Soundsmith currently listed on Audiogon and USAM. 

I don't have to make a choice this week as I can play vinyl on the other two cartridges. But the goal is to find a casual play cartridge that I can appreciate the sound on. Maybe the MP-500 is it, unless I find the appropriate Soundsmith one to put on this arm. 

Well looks like my two options are an MP500 (we will see what the 700 looks like) or an appropriate Soundsmith if I find one. 

I still think a modern HOMC might be an option, as the ones I have heard did not have the rising top end that many of the vintage ones were known to have. 

So I just bought a Shure V15 VxMR with a like new Jico SAS stylus for this arm. This should do the job as a casual cartridge into the Trinov MM phono stage. 
 

I get the factory stylus also. Is that cantilever able to be retipped?