Years ago many reviews indicated the most “musical” cartridge were the Koetsu stone with the Coralstone as one of the favorites. The stone carts seemed unaffordable so I purchased the Rosewood Sig Platinum.
I was bummed when it was announced the Coralstone was being discontinued without ever hearing it, but I lucked out and picked up a mint Coralstone D for a great price. Still debating whether to purchase a Ikeda tonearm and SUT to optimize the sound…another rabbit hole
Grado also has a “musical” reputation, tempted to investigate someday