Top 5 favorite MM cartridges currently available

Audio Technica AT150MLX
Linn Adikt
Roksan Corus Black
Shure M97xE

I just heard the new Audio Technica AT150ANV 50th anniversary cartridge. It wasn't on one of my tables, but it sounded wonderful.

Ortofon 2c Black
Only MM I have heard recently that is comparable to MC and is still in production.

The Clearaudio Virtuoso (Black) is a very nice cartridge at around $900 I believe?
But it can be found on HiFiDo or EBay used for around $400-$500.
If you find one of these......ignore the condition of the stylus and cantilever and send it to Axel in Germany who, for 150 Euro.....will give you a nude Line Contact stylus pressure-fitted into a new aluminium cantilever.
This will sound so much better than the original (though no slouch in itself)....that you will wonder why you suffered through those expensive LOMC cartridges which you bought after reading the magazines?

And if you agree with that opinion after listening to the Virtuoso......why not look for some of the golden treasures from the past.....such as the Signets, Empires, Fidelity Research et al, which may surprise you even more with their level if performance?

'Everything you can do I can do better'(grin).
The assumption is that all Clearaudio MM carts share the
same 'generator' and differ only qua cantilever/stylus
combo. So one can 'do better' by visiting the German ebay
and buy any of those Clearadio's for cheap (from 50 Euro on but look for the wood corpus). Then ask the seller to post the cart direct to Axel who will provide the cantilever/stylus combo as described by Halcro. The (damn)foreigners need not to pay our (Europe) VAT tax which is just incresed from 18% to 22%. Axel was very clear about this 'prerogative' for those outside of the EU.

Regards,