You've got to be nuts or have money to burn to spend $9K on a cartridge. They all wear out and need replacement!
So do we.
A New MC to Catch One's Attention
The Link is showing a most recent Cartridge on offer from Audio Technica.
From what I see in the sales spiel, there are a good line up of what would be Ticked Boxes to get the model noticed.
There seems to be plenty on offer to get one's attention.