MC Cartridge Ideas


I'am looking to get a low output cartridge and need your advise and recommendations on which ones to research.
The Price Range is $2000-$4000.
The Sound I'am after is excellent detail retrieval (match digital) with pin point and spatial imaging and most important of all Huge Bass (sub bass slam and low extension)

I know its a hard question as most will recommend one or the other as audiophile we don't necessary keep swapping cartridges, but may be you are an audio dealer - Ideally you would be selling 20-50 cartridges and a few in my price range. Based on my Sound Characteristics you might be able to say Cartridge A is $2500 and surpassed Cartridge B at $4500 in the area of detail retrieval but not with Sound stage.

That's sort of what I'am hoping to achieve from this exercise, some in depth advise.
As with everyone I would like to keep the spend low but really go to the upper extreme its definitely worth it compared to the offerings at the opposite end.
128x128kunalraiker
For high resolution modern sound
Usual suspects:

Lyra
ZYX
Shelter
VdH
Ortofon

or

Dynavector
Phasemation
Benz

there are more ... 

but how anyone can tell you what you will like ?

Also you did not tell us what's your tonearm and phonostage ? 



My present go-to recommendation for cartridge questions, is to call Soundsmith with your system info and budget, and listen very carefully. You will get a quality US made product with a reasonable stylus replacement cost and spectacular imaging.
For high resolution modern sound
Usual suspects:

Lyra
ZYX
Shelter
VdH
Ortofon

or

Dynavector
Phasemation
Benz

there are more ...

but how anyone can tell you what you will like ?

Also you did not tell us what's your tonearm and phonostage ?
The Phonostage is Parasound JC3 and The Tonearm is Opera Consonance T1288
http://www.opera-consonance.com/products/tonearm/T988_T1288.htm
My present go-to recommendation for cartridge questions, is to call Soundsmith with your system info and budget, and listen very carefully. You will get a quality US made product with a reasonable stylus
replacement cost and spectacular imaging.
I will ask Soundsmoth, but would prefer something Japanese.