What Chakster said. The only one of my MC cartridges that is clearly up with the best of my MM or MI types is my Ortofon MC2000. Other LOMCs I own are also very good, and I do listen to them frequently, but no one of them stands clearly above the best of my MMs or MIs, such as Grace Ruby with OCL re-tip, B&O MMC1, Acutex LPM320, Stanton 981LZ, etc. I don't mean to say that only vintage MMs need apply; I have a hunch that there is a new generation of MMs or MI types that are also competitive with kilobuck LOMCs. This is only my opinion, using the only ears I own.
