Blcube, the price of the Shelter 501 is about $800 in the US, although up till recently you could get it cheaper from EIFL in Japan. I just checked EIFL's website and they now list it at $750 plus overseas shipping, so there is no reason to order it from them anymore. There is a dealer on here named Audio Revelation, who advertises all the Origin Live stuff on the A'gon Classifieds, and he is a Shelter dealer.
If you have some specific questions, I can tell you just about anything you want to know about it. It's just about the best cartridge you can get under $1500, and it beats alot of cartridges that cost alot more than that. Low compliance and low output, so you need the right arm and enough gain in your phono section.
