I bought the Canary MC phono cartridge and because I never heard about this brand I asked Wayne if he can demo the cart before buying.Wayne was a really nice gentleman and played for me the Canary cartridge on different turntables.I was really impressed about the sound:open,transparent,dynamic and refined.I my opinion the Canary cartridge is an all around excellent performer,well made cartridge with an attractive design,amazing sound and a steal at introductory Wayne price.Definitely no competition at his promotion price,I used to have in 20 years different big name cartridges and this one easier compete with cartridges much,much more expensive.