I am dazed and confused by the expression SUT. I thought first of a rather easy going woman- if you catch my drift. That is due to my dyslexia. Please provide the definition.
I own a HO MC but it is not the best I have heard , the Dynevector XX HO, I heard it in a shootout with the Sumiko Oyster or Black biurd it was about $1,000 amongst several others. The sumiko had much greater dynamic range and was particularly accomplished with pluming the depth of the bass while keeping it well defined. The Sumiko is simply just more extended.
I don't know much about absolute best HO or mid output carts because the "best" carts I have heard have all been wildly expensive and low to vanishingly low output. At that point, you are approaching the noise floor of the transformers and subsequent gain stages therefore you are more likely evaluating the amplification quality of the phono stage not the cart.
I own a HO MC but it is not the best I have heard , the Dynevector XX HO, I heard it in a shootout with the Sumiko Oyster or Black biurd it was about $1,000 amongst several others. The sumiko had much greater dynamic range and was particularly accomplished with pluming the depth of the bass while keeping it well defined. The Sumiko is simply just more extended.
I don't know much about absolute best HO or mid output carts because the "best" carts I have heard have all been wildly expensive and low to vanishingly low output. At that point, you are approaching the noise floor of the transformers and subsequent gain stages therefore you are more likely evaluating the amplification quality of the phono stage not the cart.