Shure V15 Type III vs Grado Gold


I wonder whether the general consensus is decisively preferable to one over the other.
If you had experience with both, which is your (absolute) favorite?

Shure is my pick.
ihcho

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Shure with VN35MR sounds better than Grado on my Thorens TD145MKii. I could notice it right after I replaced the Grado with Shure.
However, I have not seen much posts on direct comparison of those two cartridges, so I wondered.

I have AT125LC, and it is pretty good for the price, but it is no match with Shure. I have yet to try AT150MLX, but I would not be surprised if it sounds better than Shure.
The downside of Shure would be that it is not easy to get an original VN35MR any more. I need to settle with new replacement cartridges once the current one is done.