Cartridge Damaged, need advise on getting new


My Dynavector DV-xx2 mk2 s missing the cantilever and stylus, a turntable cleaning accident.

https://www.dynavector.com/products/cart/e_xx2mk2.html

Would like to know what other cartridges I can explore in that price range. About $2k US

I loved the xx2 for its transparency and bass, with very good imaging and soundstage, I believe its strongest feature was its music detail retrieval and bass energy.

Please advise on what you might find in a similar or cheaper price range that might suit my requirements.

Also my tonearm is an opera consonance T1288, see details for cartridge compatibility.

http://www.opera-consonance.com/products/tonearm/T988_T1288.htm

Thanks Guys.
128x128kunalraiker
Call Peter Ledermann at Soundsmith. First check out his site, read a few Soundsmith cart reviews, and watch a few videos of his to get a feel for it and understand just how much knowledge and experience and skill you are dealing with. Then give a call, give him all the same info and see what he says. 

He can fix it, improve it, or replace it. All his work including repairs and new products come with the best warranty in the business. Full disclosure, haven't actually bought anything, never met the man either. Its just that part and parcel of any upgrades is comprehensive research, especially when the planned upgrade is from Koetsu. Having done the research a Soundsmith from Ledermann stands alone at the top of the list. So check it out and give him a call. 
I Did send my last broken Dynavector Karat to him previously, but he returned it saying the cantilever damage was not something he could fix.
I suspect it will be the same with this one.

The Karat has a very different cantilever assembly.
You might have a better shot with the dv.

Always worth a call or email.
just reading about the flux damper. Oh. I beat that one, as original problems go... about a decade ago. Longer, actually. Maybe it’s finally time to publish....

Edit, did some searching...
1999 first publish date for the mentioned flux damper patent (XX-1). Which means it expires any day now. Or has. It being 2020 and all that.

If it is good, then the copies will come piling in. Or more correctly, out, into the market.