I don't have any specific recommendation for lower cost cartridges; I generally like the more modestly priced examples of Dynavectors that I've heard.
I have heard the ART 1000 that Chakster mentioned above. At $5,000 or so, it is actually one of the cheaper super cartridges. I really like that cartridge--it is lively, detailed, and very dynamic sounding without being excessively sibilant. If I were in the market for a $5,000 cartridge (I am not, I already have a Lyra Titan and a Transfiguration Orpheus L), that would be under consideration.
I have heard the ART 1000 that Chakster mentioned above. At $5,000 or so, it is actually one of the cheaper super cartridges. I really like that cartridge--it is lively, detailed, and very dynamic sounding without being excessively sibilant. If I were in the market for a $5,000 cartridge (I am not, I already have a Lyra Titan and a Transfiguration Orpheus L), that would be under consideration.