Dear @rauliruegas,
i hope you are well, my friend.
yes, Ortofon cartridges have been a big part of my story. my close friend was a dealer who was very connected with what Ortofon was doing from 2008 or so, and he would allow me to get an early unit. i especially remember the A90 and first MC Anna. at that time they were very good and continued my cartridge journey which at that time we mostly vdH Colibri’s (owned 10 of those over the years). the Ortofon’s were more refined and settled than the Colibri’s, just not quite as crazy good as the peak of the Colibri’s. i owned a couple MC Anna’s, then an Anna Diamond, but never had the Century, or later Ortofons.
i added the Clearaudio GFS which was a bit more powerful and authoritative. then in the last 5-6 years moved to the Etsuro Gold of various versions (owned 4) which all around are now my favorites. and the DaVa Ref field coil, which is a force of nature unto itself. also have the Audio Technica MC-2022 with the unified stylus-cantilever linearity unmatched, as well as the Murasakino Sumile Mono which is lovely.
i view the best Ortofon’s as very, very fine cartridges, and could see myself getting another down the road. they play at a high level and are neutral and lively. for that range just below the tip top maybe as good a choice as any. never disappointed me.