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

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.

Dear @inna :  """  $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. 
Still, coherence, impact and weight of a good MM and MI is something that is not easy for any MC to match """

maybe a misunderstood by your part and maybe for other MM lovers. 

In my experiences any LOMC good design has all those characteristics you mentioned and several others, even characterisitcs that no MM can match. If some audiophiles think different about only can means that something is wrong in their room/system overall set up and/or in their live MUSIC knowledge levels.

Did you heard in your system the Delos or the Cadenza Bronze?, you own a pretty decente analog rig that can makes a good job with a LOMC cartridge.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

1) Grade gold 1 with paratrace tip which I potted with wax.
2) Shure m95he
3) Empire 4000 d/iii
4) Empire 875
5) Rega bias 2
tables are a Union Jack rp3 Audiomods arm. And an Empire 208 Sme m2/9.

I love the body and weight  you get from some mm and mi cartridges, plus mid range timber. A good stylus can make a world of difference. I did own a Cartridge Man for a while, but needed some extra funds at the time so sold it. It was smooth with a incredible sound stage and detail, but did not produce the bass slam I like in my system.