I understand that as good as the SHO is it is very relentless (tiresome) this came from an audio guy who can afford anything and spent many months coming to that conclusion and then dumped it.
Phono Cartridge Recommendations...
I have a Wilson Benesch Act 0.5 arm mounted on a Michell Orbe SE. My arm cable is a Cardas Neutral Reference and my phono pre an AHT P/DM (dual-mono). I am getting Gert Pedersen's mod for the armboard and have Benz Ruby 2 and ClearAudio Gamma MC cartridges. Does this sound like a good match for either cartridge, or should I be looking for something different. I don't want to spend more than $800 to $1000 for a used cartridge at present. Suggestions?