"Harder" cartridge recomendation


After some time with EMT TSD15SPH, which is basically my first serious cart (along with it's EMT930 platform and 929 arm), I comeback to the question of finding something faster, "harder", more transparent perhaps but I do like "bigger sound". I'm mounting a second arm on 930: SME3012R and I'm looking for a fast cart in 1-1.2kEU range. Phono is a diy 834 with Tribute nano crystal SUT's.

I've been looking at SPU Royal N, but IIRC EMT somehow derives from the SPU family, so it may or may not be what I have in mind.

Any opinions? Thanks,
bydlo
bydlo
I've been offered ex-Raul fr7f. This Raul seems a guy who has owned all carts on earth. Is there any way to contact him?
Lewn and others,
Anybody that should ask the question: Raul prefers dogital ? is aking for the wrath of god.
Raul is at the moment preparing to unleash his finds of the goldring G800 and any distraction will Raul to visit the pope and ask for the wrath of god on that individual.
Not having met the man, I can say for sure that Raul does not prefer digital
Hello Audpulse, Raul explains his position very well, in his own words, on the " Is vinyl rig only for oldies" thread.

He thinks digital has less distortion.
Timeltel,
Myself, I dont have a religious preference. I value speed and timing, transparency which in my view derives from resolution and/or removal of resonances. My two favourite cartridges that fulfill this preference are the Decca London Garrot ( MI ) and the Ikeda ( MC ). Both of these cartridges have no conventional cantilever and are demanding of both arm and phono stage. I have also heard excellent sound from Garrot P77 ( Dynamic coil ), Soundsmith SG400 ( Strain gauge ) and Stax ( condensor ) all of which have their different attributes.
I have no issue with the proposition that in many systems MM's will be the optimal choice. I do have an issue if someone makes a blanket statement that MM's are better than MC's.
Frequency response claims are nebulous, when I first heard my Dynavector Nova 13D, it sounded lean in the bass. Then I heard it in a system flat to 13hz - different view entirely.
One point that we should all agree on, that is continually ignored when making cartridge recommendations, is that cartridges that are low compliance or push a lot of energy into the arm should not be used with mediocre arms.
He thinks digital has less distortion.
Ironical when digital is a mathematical approximation of
analogue, ie 100% distorted. The argument becomes is the distortion inherent in
digital relevant when asking the question "Is this medium accurate enough for
enjoying music ?".
Or to put the question to digiphiles 11110101010100001010101010101100 ?