Hi Simna, this one is easy. The best $600 cartridge is the Goldring 1042.
It has one of the best styluses made, the Gyger S seen on cartridges like the $16,000.00 Clearaudio Goldfinger It is noticeably quieter than other styluses. I also think it has the kind of sound you want.
The AT VM760 is a good cartridge but I would go with the SLC not the SH. Soundsmith's inexpensive cartridges are OK but they are not as sophisticated. Same is true for Grado. Both lines do not hit their stride until you get to the $2000 mark. Stick with the Goldring. It will embarrass a lot of moving coil cartridges.
It has one of the best styluses made, the Gyger S seen on cartridges like the $16,000.00 Clearaudio Goldfinger It is noticeably quieter than other styluses. I also think it has the kind of sound you want.
The AT VM760 is a good cartridge but I would go with the SLC not the SH. Soundsmith's inexpensive cartridges are OK but they are not as sophisticated. Same is true for Grado. Both lines do not hit their stride until you get to the $2000 mark. Stick with the Goldring. It will embarrass a lot of moving coil cartridges.