So how many use MM cartridge and intend to keep it that way ?


Not in entry level set-up.
I currently have Goldring 1042, Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm, and might try The Cartridge Man or some vintage cartridge later.
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I bet, some MC people are reading this and having fun.
I don't belong to any camp. Kavi's opinion does carry weight for me.
No, I haven't read that article but I will, thank you.
I know nothing about The Cartridge Man, it is just that it is not one of more popular choices, which may mean different things.
Look at the Cartridge Man, then look at the Grado
Compare the prices, you'll be surprised. 


I have a Soundsmith Aida MI. I have had the Dynavector 10x5 and had the 20x also. Heard some other MC all under 2k. Always thought they sounded thin and ultra detailed but lost the musicality.

I think my current keeps most of the detail but has much more body and musicality. Plus it does not just wear our leaving you a huge bill. I am sure someone will say you need to spend at least 3k to hear what good MCs are all about. My response nah I good. 
$2k Lyra Delos, which used to cost $1k two years ago from the UK, is where it might make sense to start. Or Ortofon Cadenza Bronze, $2.5k. Then there might be Kiseki Purple Heart and Transfiguration. 
Still, coherence, impact and weight of a good MM and MI is something that is not easy for any MC to match, as I understand it, if possible at all. This will most likely keep me in the MM camp forever. This and the cost of better MCs. 

Sad about the price of the ZYX Universe series.  The original UNI was about $4500 in the US.  Then the UNI II was introduced as the new greatest ever, for about $8000. Now we have UNIs with really complex suffixes, for around $9000+.  I bought my original UNI for about half its original cost, $2000.  It's the most I have ever spent on a cartridge, but I do feel it was worth the price.  However, I am not a buyer for the $9000 version.