Seek cartridge w/ following description :

Dear Opus: The Sumiko Celebration is a great match for your musical priorities and the best for your SME tonearm.

The voicing of this cartridge was on a SME Iv/V tonearm.

Please read the Stereophile review of the SME 30 TT. There you can read about this Sumiko Celebration.

Nsgarch and Gregad: I don't like the SME tonearm with the Transfiguration or the Helikon. Both are very good performers, especially the Transfiguration, but in other tonearm.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Raul, I'm sorry, but I completely disagree with you. I think both the SME IV.Vi and SME V are a WONDERFUL MATCH with the Transfiguration, the Helikon, or the Titan.

If that is what you hear, then you need to check your system. Something is not right I think. Let me know if I can help you out.

Opus88,

The ZYX Airy 2-X-SB meets your description almost perfectly IME. The Airy 3 and UNIverse do not have that distant a hall perspective, so you can avoid them (and their higher prices.)

Read my review for all the boring details. IIRC we actually discussed the hall perspective differences between the Airy 2 and 3.

I haven't heard one on an SME but they're a good match on mass/compliance specs. Street price is $1950.

Dear Nsgarch: That's the same what I think till I try ( all them ) on others tonearms that make a better match.

+++++ " If that is what you hear, then you need to check your system. Something is not right I think. Let me know if I can help you out. " +++++

Tks for your offer. I have no problems with my system, the issue is that there are others tonearms that make a better match with those cartridges, that's all.
I'm not saying that those cartridges can't work with a SME tonearm. No, it can but there are better alternatives.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

I agree with the Helikon and I also like the Dynavector XX-2 (retain 1650) but can be had from hong kong for 900