In the market for a cartridge for Clearaudio Innovation Wood

One of the best cartridges I have heard on a Clearaudio Ovation with their Magnify tonearm and on the AMG V12 is the AMG Teatro moving-coil phono cartridge.

http://www.musicalsurroundings.com/product/amg-teatro/

The Teatro provides great detail, bass and dynamics like very few cartridges in this price range, $2,700. I listened to it for an afternoon and played Witches Brew and Respighi's Pines of Rome as well as Nat King Cole and a group of other vocals. It was outstanding across the board and handily beat out a Benz LPS that they had on the other arm. YMMV but for me it is one of the best cartridges I have heard. My next bonus check will find me the proud owner of one. If you are near NJ you can hear the cartridge at the Audio Connection. Good Luck with your search.

Thanks for the Deja Vu hint, I will probably check them out. The usual problem is, the systems and rooms are different so it's impossible to
make a decision based on auditioning at their premises. Besides, they are heavily into tubes and I'm purely solid state. I'm also looking at (used) Koetsu and Kiseki cartridges, has anyone had any experience with them on Clearaudio?

One of the best cartridges I have heard on a Clearaudio Ovation ... is the AMG Teatro moving-coil phono cartridge.

I wish I could try before buy...

Understood there is not substitute for listening in your own room and own system. However in this case the cartridge/arm/table interface is the critical piece and they can certainly help with that. Good luck and happy listening!

@michkhol
I’ve run various flavors of Koetsu Platinum on my Clearaudio Innovation, for the 4 years I’ve had it. I think it’s a wonderful combination; incredibly musical with great resolution, great for all genres from classical to rock. Excited to be moving up to the Master Innovation very soon (with 12" Universal to compare to my current Phantom Supreme).

Currently running a freshly rebuilt Onyx Platinum, with a nearly new Coralstone in reserve. Also had an RSP on this table; also very good. And I’ve also run a Cadenza Bronze here, and it’s quite nice, but the Koetsu are obviously better and more enjoyable.

I got into Koetsu some years ago by hitting the used market to get into reasonable price brackets. It worked out well for me.