Top 5 favorite MM cartridges currently available

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.

Clearaudio Maestro Wood - a step up from the also excellent Virtuoso Wood.

Mo-fi, I would think he wants a high output cartridge "like" a moving magnet, so I don't know whether he would exclude an MI type from the search. An "MM" phono stage will typically deal with either unless the output is unusually low, as for a few MI types and a rarer few MM types. Anyway, ... cool.

Hello Mechans, Did you intend to exclude MI cartridge's or was it an oversight? That cuts out several good manufacturers. Not only Grado but the very good Soundsmith line. OK either way.