MM, MC, or MI cartridge

Congratulations. A new better cartridge does great things for your existing vinyl.

Every new cartridge I have ever owned has sounded much better with time in comparison to my initial impression. 
 

From the reviews it is an excellent balance between detail and romance. Sounds like you made a great choice. 

I think I made a great choice too.  The only problem is that when you get new equipment you go into analytic mode and stop listening to the music, which is deadly.  Every record I put on is analyzed for SQ.  No way to live.  I hope to convince myself to go back to music enjoyment mode

RV, You are dead meat, at least in my experience. One of the principle reasons that I got out of vinyl was that I was compulsively listening to all of the audio thingies, like sound stage in particular. I venerated my "Living Stereos"! I came to realize that the cost of vinyl (both the good things and the bad) was the loss of interest in the music itself. Modern digital was good enuf and I can listen thru the digital artifacts and hear the music without much distraction. So much out there in digital (not on LPs) to explore and, potentially at least, enjoy. :-) FWIW.

newbee,

I totally agree that digital is unlimited in capacity and enjoyment. In the past couple of years I’ve gotten my digital setup to where I want it, and it sounds great.  I’ve been enjoying streaming and the SQ it provides a great deal. 
BUT, I have over 2000 records many of which also sound great, and I want to get the maximum out of that. 
I may indeed be “dead meat” if I can’t reconcile the compulsive analysis with the music.  Let’s just say, I know what you’re talking about.

 But maybe digital and analog can peacefully coexist.

One thing that I have reaffirmed is that digital and analog are not nearly so far apart sonically as they once were. The gap is much smaller. 
 Digital has really come a very long way.