cartridge recommendation

WTL tonearm normally goes well with Dynavector cartridges, but those cartridges have relatively high compliance for MC. They are also LOMC (low output), but 23RS MR or 17DS can be found for $500, for this price they are absolutely amazing.

If you’re looking for High Output MC then it’s a waste of time, you’d better upgrade phono stage to use LOMC or just find MM/MI/MF

Usual suspests: Victor X-1IIe, Audio-Technica AT-ML150, Glanz MFG-610LX and if you will check WTL toneam effective mass you can maybe use some high-ish compliance Pickering 3000 or Stanton 881.

Looking for neutral cartridge see what’s been using by Doug Sax for mastering as absolute neutrality.

Make sure to check the brand new Garrott P77i

Actually with $500 you’d be better with MM or MI for sure, especially those kings from the pinnacle of MM

Denon 103 is a garbage, i’m wondering how many times people with mention this 60s design with conical stylus in 2019? A bit of search about diamonds profiles will help to understand that conical tip must be avoided in the modern world, we have so much better profiles available from almost any manufacturer.

must say first time i hear about MI version.
what is the difference compare to MM and MC?
one specific one from Soundsmith around my budget?

He can explain better, just watch his lectures:

https://youtu.be/F65mODzn4Gk

https://youtu.be/WmwnN_T_wW8

and you will understand what's the difference between MI and MC 

thank you chakster.
first it is very important that you refer to my specific turntable and arm.
let say i’ll give up the high output mc and go for some external phono stage, how will you grade between a low output mc and one of the mm or mi mentioned.
what is "those kings from the pinnacle of MM" ?
about the videos we need to take in account that he is from Soundsmith .

after my cantilever broke i tried 2 cartridges i have at home.
one is ORTOFON OMB10 . it’s very clean etc. but must say i can’t live with it, compare to the benz i had . lot of coloration.
the other one is monster cable alpha 2 fro the late 80’s.
it’s less colorized and very detailed but a bit thin and body less , i believe it because the low output 0.30 mv.

about your remark -  lewm -    "most would agree that Benz cartridges impart a kind of coloration, in that they tend to smooth over rough spots."
among other kind of music i listen a lot to jazz  .
although i agree that the benz have it's issues, i never heard so accurate brass sound as i had with my benz.