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Cartridge suggestions

Hi. Helping a friend find a new cartridge for his Pro-ject TT. He has a 2Experience with 9" EVO carbon arm. Listens to mostly jazz/acoustic music. Phono stage is an EAR834P clone. Speakers are Spendor BC1's. Ideally a neutral and articulate cartridge as if anything too laid back might end up making the whole system a bit too mushy. As the phono stage only has MM capabilities, LO MC cartridge isn't an option. So, HO MC, or MM/MI options please. Looking to keep this under 500 and used isn't really an option. Thanks!
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neonknight
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I am not a huge moving magnet fan, but I did get to spend quite a bit of time with the LP Gear Vessel R3SM. It uses a ruby cantilever and Shibata stylus. A bit spendy for a MM cartridge but it sounds glorious! Nicely detailed, refined, even tonal balance, and has a cohesive presentation that a MM cartridge has. A bit off the beaten path and does not have audiophile cache, but its a great cartridge. Scuttlebut is its a custom design by Excel for LP Gear. 

My other choice would be a high output moving coil then, and either the Ortofon, Sumiko, or Hana offerings. 
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