Top 5 favorite MM cartridges currently available

I really don't have any first-hand experience, but the Garrott Brothers business is alive and well in Australia, and they make an interesting range of MM or MI cartridges that are also worth consideration. And I am shocked, shocked I tell you, that no one has mentioned Grado.

Lewm,

The OP asked specifically about Moving Magnet cartidges. The Grados are Moving Iron. That's why I didn't include them.

London/Decca Super Gold ==== LIVEST sounding cartridge I've ever heard. Kinda been "the route" during the last 40 years.

Ortofon 2M BLACK #1 for $$$$.
Excellent with RB tonearms.

Polk,

How much force should a cantilever be able to withstand before bending? That is like getting in 2 accidents and blaming the car.