Austin,
If I were you, I'd tap Raul's knowledge of cartridges. He has a whole bunch. I had a 2002e back in 1978 with a Kenwood KD-500 turntable modified slightly along with a Grace 707 arm. That table and arm kept me happy until 1994, when the motor started having speed problems. I went through 2 Grace F9E's, Supex SD 900e super, Dynavector 23 mrs, Adcom X-coil. All were better cartridges than the 2002e IMHO. My personal favorite was the Supex. The Dynavector was a litle thin as was the 2002e. The Supex was a big step up in all ways. I now have a Cartridge Man Music Maker III and had a Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood and both were very good sounding cartridges. I used to have a Maplenoll Ariadne air bearing table and arm for about 12 years and now have an Avid Diva II with an Origin Live Silver II with the Music Maker and the sound is even better the the 'Noll with Virtuoso. I've made so many changes that I really couldn't tell you about the sound of the cartridge specifically--sorry. All I can say is the combo I know have will satisfy me indefinitely--alive, open, dynamic, good spectral balance--probably not as incisive as a good low output mc, but darn nice.
If I were you, I'd tap Raul's knowledge of cartridges. He has a whole bunch. I had a 2002e back in 1978 with a Kenwood KD-500 turntable modified slightly along with a Grace 707 arm. That table and arm kept me happy until 1994, when the motor started having speed problems. I went through 2 Grace F9E's, Supex SD 900e super, Dynavector 23 mrs, Adcom X-coil. All were better cartridges than the 2002e IMHO. My personal favorite was the Supex. The Dynavector was a litle thin as was the 2002e. The Supex was a big step up in all ways. I now have a Cartridge Man Music Maker III and had a Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood and both were very good sounding cartridges. I used to have a Maplenoll Ariadne air bearing table and arm for about 12 years and now have an Avid Diva II with an Origin Live Silver II with the Music Maker and the sound is even better the the 'Noll with Virtuoso. I've made so many changes that I really couldn't tell you about the sound of the cartridge specifically--sorry. All I can say is the combo I know have will satisfy me indefinitely--alive, open, dynamic, good spectral balance--probably not as incisive as a good low output mc, but darn nice.