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Zu103 or Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC cartridge

I wasn’t ready to replace my Denon 103r cartridge but my wife decided to dust off the TT and broke the stylus off (bless her heart). We have a German made Acoustic Solid TT going through a PS Audio nuwave phono to an Audion 300b SET amp to Zu Soul Superfly speakers. So now I’m looking to upgrade to get our TT going again. I’m intrigued by both Zu’s upgraded Denon and also Peters Soundsmith designs. Seems like the Zu will not require maybe as much adjustment changes since it’s basically an upgraded version of the current Denon I have. I must say though, after reading up on Peters designs, I’m very intrigued by the lightweight fixed coil design he uses. 
Both carts are in the same price range so I’m just looking for any thoughts or first hand experience on either cartridge. 

Thanks,
Rick
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The Acoustic Solid TT came with a Rega tone arm I believe an RB300 model. I’m not really crazy about the cable that’s in it because the connectors that fit to the cartridge seem kinda cheap like folded over metal. I would’ve thought they would’ve been rounded to make better contact with the pins on the cartridge. 

Rick
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