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MY SONIC LAB Cartridges

I'm considering the Hyper Eminent for my Shindo/Altec setup. The table is a Kuzma Ref 2 and Ref 313 gimbaled bearing arm. My question only has to do with sonic flavor. I was going to go with a Koetsu Rosewood Sig, but as much as I love Koetsu, I think it will be too warmly balanced in my setup. So I'm looking for a slightly more neutral sound without  dipping in to brands that tend to hyper detail the event. I think many of us know what lines they are, so let's leave specific names out of this thread. Let's just say I'm looking for a more linear, dynamic sound, yet still retaining enough body. 
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lewm
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Dover, you twisted my words. Please re-read carefully what I wrote. “Quite the same” does not mean indistinguishable. No cartridge is perfect. And I might be deaf, but you have other disabilities associated with your character that seem to be equally incurable, eg, you are rude and not qualified for civil discourse on a forum such as this.
lewm
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I find that the three or four of my 20 or so cartridges that I like the best tend to sound quite the same to me if I were to close my eyes. And I like to think that this is because I am drawn to their neutrality more than anything else. In other words they do everything right and the result is they are going toward a central character that I seem to prefer.Oddly enough, two of these are MC, one is an MM, and one of these is an MI cartridge. I’ve seen the MSL cartridges on sale in Tokyo. They seem exceptionally tiny but costly. If the pandemic ever permits me to get back there, perhaps I will buy one.
lewm
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JPerry, Eyes closed, could you distinguish among those 4 cartridges?
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