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Need cartridge advice for turntable

I had Dynavector 10x5 (that I liked very much and that met an untimely demise) on a Roksan Radius 5 TT w/ a Nima tonearm and a Dynavector P-75 phono stage. The rest of my system consists of VMPS MLS speakers, Ampzilla A2K amps, Placette active line-stage and Transparent Ultra MM cables. I want to spend between (or around) 1K-2K on an upgrade. Your advice would be really appreciated. Thanks.
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johnnyb53
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11-20-08: Audiofeil
Nima is a unipivot with a medium effective mass. Consequently it works best with cartridges in the 12-15 compliance range. That being said, almost every Benz, Zyx, Clearaudio, etc. suits your needs well. If you prefer moving magnet, look at Goldring, Audio Technica, Grado, etc.
Given that $200-400 Audio Technica and Denon cartridges can approach the sound and performance of $1K cartridges due to economy of scale, what would you get with a $1K Denon LOMC?

I've heard very good things about the Denon DL-S1. It's $949 at LP Gear, and has a compliance of 14.

Audiocubes2 has it for $849. They also carry premium Audio Technicas, such as the AT33R Limited Edition for $899. It has a dynamic compliance of 10, so it may be a tad too stiff.

At $449, this one looks intriguing, given its 6-nines PCOCC copper throughout and neodymium magnets, It only weighs 6.9g and has a dynamic compliance of 13.
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