The sound chararacteristic is on the light side, sort of the other end of the spectrum, compared to, lets say a Koetsu, very dynamic, a good bottom end and pristine highs. I run one side by side with an Insider at about 6times its price and it holds its own very well indeed. As Jfrech rightly points out, it is one of the best values in a top end cartridge, I have it on a highly modified Souther tagential tone arm and found its setup uncomplicated and easy. I like it best loaded at 47k and run it through an Aesthetics IO. The resolving power of this combination is outstanding, however I find the Insider, Goldmund, Jadis combination, especially for complex classical music, a tad closer to the real thing.
