What high end cartridge matches best with the Wheaton Triplanar tonearm?


I am having Jean Natalis build a Lenco ultimate turntable for me. He recommended the Wheaton Triplanar tonearm as a good match for the tt. I am now looking for the best cartridge to match with the Triplanar.
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Lenco tables are very popular with Decca/London pickup fanatics. I see no reason why the Triplanar wouldn’t be a good mate for any of them. All pickups benefit from an arm with a very stiff tube and rattle-free bearings, but none so much as the Londons. They have no cantilever or suspension, and dump a LOT of mechanical energy into the arm.

Londons have a startling "alive" sound, very dynamic and immediate. They are like a good horn loudspeaker in that sense.

The Super Gold (with the optional Decapod mounting system) will cost you about $1500, the Jubilee about twice that, the Reference a little over five grand.