It is one of the most difficult instruments for any system to get right. There is a very fine line between accurate and shrill. But don't focus on the poor cartridge. Some speakers will never allow you to get it right even with a $16,000 Clearaudio Goldfinger. There are many good cartridges that are capable of getting violins right. I think the point of diminishing returns is around $1000.00. Cartridges from Ortofon, Clearaudio, Lyra, Audio Technica, Grado and many others are very capable of reproducing strings correctly in the $1000 plus price range. Bellow that and you take your chances. But again it is speakers that cause the most trouble.
