Auris tonearm upgrade for Sota Moonbeam?

I didn't realize that there was no standard configuration for the pins on cartridges, that's funny after all these years, to learn this.

The headshell wires from Sota have a small tip of bare wire which has been soldered to the clip, and the rest of the wire is insulated, so the tiny bit of fine wire really wants to break off from the solder since it is trapped there with no flexibility.  I see how some glue could help the situation.

@safulop1 ​Why do we have to connect individual wires to the four pins when a plug would make more sense?

I would suspect b/c of weight. ​​​​​​

The thing that puzzles me about the standard way to connect a cartridge, is that the cartridges themselves have four pins arrayed in a block.  This seems perfect to be mated to... I don't know... a plug?  Why do we have to connect individual wires to the four pins when a plug would make more sense?

I have owned 6 OL arms including my current Enterprise and Conqueror on an OL table.  I started with OL many years ago with an original Silver.  I have mounted many cartridges on each of the arms without any issue of a broken wire.  Yes they are delicate but that does not mean the have a flaw from their construction.

Yes I saw that; I would consider the screw holes to be an appropriate indicator of the upgrade, so probably wouldn't cover them up.

Can you tell me how the cartridge gets connected to the Origin arm?  The Rega/Sota arm has the tiny brass clips soldered on the ends of the wiring, and I was reading the Origin website material about the importance of connections and not using brass etc.  Also those solder joints are extremely hard on the wires and they tend to break every time a cartridge is removed and replaced.

Yeah I'm thinking about an Origin Silver now, thanks for the ideas.  They say they are drop-in replacements for all Rega arms.

222mm+/-2mm is a pretty popular P2S distance for nominal 9-inch tonearms, so there are probably many that would fit with a little finagling.

Oops, never mind.  I just found the specs for my Moonbeam have 222 mm from spindle to armhole mount, while the Auris is 211 mm according to this.

https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/auris-audio-bayadere-3-turntable/