Hi, a bit more difficult to give cartridge recommendations. When I had the Basic in my system, Ive been using it with Clearaudio Delta Improved, Clearaudio Victory H and, lastly, Transfiguration Spirit Mk3. So thats two high output MCs and one real MC. I didnt have matching problems with any of these. But of course my TT+arm was different from your gear. My brother uses a Clearaudio Maestro (MM) with his Basic+ on a Clearaudio Satisfy arm, which is a perfect match.
Perhaps your Unify arm craves for more, though. I have seen the Unify combined with Benz Glider L. If you went along that route, you would have the M and H as higher output alternatives, but as I said the Basic does low output as well (would be interesting to see, what it does best). If the Glider might bust your budget (dont know what Benz costs in the US), then Benz ACE might just be a one step down alternative, again with three output alternatives.
Over here, in the same price bracket as the Glider are Clearaudio Melody or Lyra Dorian as yet another fine MC alternative; from an output point of view these are comparable to the M type Glider as far as I recall. (Dont know what cart you use right now, some companies give generous trade-ins to keep the customer satisfied ;-) so you might end up at the higher end of your budget with any of these.)
An MC cartridge by Clearaudio in the ACEs price bracket would be the Melody that I dont know very much about though.
There will surely be others and some may even be the better bang for the buck in your system, thats where a knowledgeable dealer has to do his job, though.
Perhaps your Unify arm craves for more, though. I have seen the Unify combined with Benz Glider L. If you went along that route, you would have the M and H as higher output alternatives, but as I said the Basic does low output as well (would be interesting to see, what it does best). If the Glider might bust your budget (dont know what Benz costs in the US), then Benz ACE might just be a one step down alternative, again with three output alternatives.
Over here, in the same price bracket as the Glider are Clearaudio Melody or Lyra Dorian as yet another fine MC alternative; from an output point of view these are comparable to the M type Glider as far as I recall. (Dont know what cart you use right now, some companies give generous trade-ins to keep the customer satisfied ;-) so you might end up at the higher end of your budget with any of these.)
An MC cartridge by Clearaudio in the ACEs price bracket would be the Melody that I dont know very much about though.
There will surely be others and some may even be the better bang for the buck in your system, thats where a knowledgeable dealer has to do his job, though.