My experience with cartridges is buying them, getting a few expensive clunkers and getting some really nice “cheap” and some expensive good ones. All just buying based on the same reviews you probably read. Basically just trading the reviews and trial and error.
One mid-point cartridge that I liked so much I bought a new one for my daughter is the Van den Hul Frog Gold. Green and kinda stupid looking. But it sounds consistently nice. It’s also really easy to install correctly and adjust. Not sure why, as you would think they’d all be more or less the same.