@ct0517, I attributed the "The best bass comes when the tonearm is setup for the highest vertical inertia" statement to you. Does your "It's not really my assertion" statement mean that it is actually that of Bruce Thigpen in regard to his ET arm specifically (but not necessarily universally)?
Regarding the price of the London cartridges, the Super Gold Mk.7 (line contact stylus) is around US$1500, a little more with the Decapod mount. When I got a Decca the second time (in the early 90's, the first time being in '73), its' North American distribution was being handled by a Canadian company. I would say that would have been a good time for a Canadian to have bought one, but the Londons are definitely an improvement on the Deccas, well worth the difference in price between the two.