Few cartridges within $750 budget (or lower) that killing nearly all those modern MM are:
*Victor X-1IIe with titanium pipe cantilever and nude elliptical tip
*Stanton SC-100 WOS with sapphire coated cantilever and Stereohedron II stylus tip
*Pickering XSV/4000 with aluminum cantilever and Stereohedron tip
P.S. My personal favorite is signature model of the Walter O. Stanton (WOS) CS-100. Its Stereohedron II profile is simply amazing and can be used for over 1000 hrs.
For higher budget there are Grace LEVEL II, F14, AT-ML180 ...
*Victor X-1IIe with titanium pipe cantilever and nude elliptical tip
*Stanton SC-100 WOS with sapphire coated cantilever and Stereohedron II stylus tip
*Pickering XSV/4000 with aluminum cantilever and Stereohedron tip
P.S. My personal favorite is signature model of the Walter O. Stanton (WOS) CS-100. Its Stereohedron II profile is simply amazing and can be used for over 1000 hrs.
For higher budget there are Grace LEVEL II, F14, AT-ML180 ...