New Phono cartridge


Good afternoon - I am looking to upgrade my cart. I have a Transrotor ZET 1 with a Jelco 800s tonearm built for Transrotor. I use a Gold Note PH-10 phonostage. Current cart. is the entry level Hana LOMC. Thanks for any guidance that you can provide!
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I think budget wise $2-25 . I am looking for the ability to play everything from EWF to Metallica and keep the dynamics, but not lose the mid range magic of my Harbeth Monitor 40.1s


The London's are much improved over the Deccas. And the Decapod is a must on the Gold and Super Gold. Another good arm for Londons/Deccas is the Zeta, occasionally available for under a grand. Damped uni-pivot arms used to be popular for them, but not with me. Except maybe with a conical stylus.
@mijostyn Re your comment on the Decca. That's why you need to have a good one. Thing is, most other cartridges are okay. Some are pretty good. In a Jelco or other heavy arms, a Decca makes music come alive. I have three Deccas and each brings its own flavor. Been using them since the eighties. They are not expensive. Figure in getting it serviced by John Wright in the UK with a Decapod. I guarantee you a well set up Decca will see off everything in it's price range and more. Note though that my recommendation was for a second (12") arm for the Decca.
Closer to your price would be an Ortofon Bronze as another option.  What is the Hana not providing currently in your system?  This may allow for better focus of the recommendations as each cartridge brings unique attributes.  The Bronze is a little warm, better fleshed in the mids, than the Black which is a little dryer in the mids but has better extension on each end.  I have had both in my system and like each for what it provides.  Setup is critical especially SRA in this line.  
Brett, At $2000 the Lyra Delos is hard to beat. The Ortofon Cadenza Black is a little pricier but also a great value. 
Noromance, having owned a Decca cartridge, it is a difficult cartridge to recommend. Build quality is spotty, it can be difficult to set up and it is very arm sensitive. You have to really love it to put up with it. I did not personally find it positives out weighted its negatives. There are numerous cartridges available that are a sure bet which is why the Decca is not prevalent.  
How about upgrading your table with a second motor and PSU? And add a second Jelco 850. Maybe a 12". Then buy a Decca. Like this one. Your GNote supports 2 inputs. You will not regret it.
Yes, millercarbon has a problem with stylus jitter. It is so bad that he tossed all his fine moving coil cartridges and bought the cheapest Sound Smith he could afford to banish it from his life. Just think. He could have gotten himself a Grado but alas Grado does not know how to create that kind of marketing rubbish. Unfortunately with the kind of turntables Millercarbon uses Grados hum anyway but boy when they don't the sound way better than any Sound Smith I have not heard. Poor old Joe. And, he invented the things. Millercarbon you are a mean animal.
brett, my soon to be son in law's name. Great kid. Get an Ortofon any of the Black's in your price range. Any of their LOMC's will work great in your arm. Their 2M Black MM cartridge will not. It's compliance is too high for your arm. The Lyra cartridges are also great. The Air Tight's and Koetsu's are very stiff and you would probably have to add some weight.
They are also relatively expensive. The Clearaudio's are good cartridges but just not as good a value as the Ortofon's. The Quintet's and Cadenza's are IMHO the best cartridges for the money. The Windfeld Ti is up there with the big boys at a third the cost, just a great cartridge.
Dear @brett11  Which your budget range for the cartridge.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
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