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van den Hul Colibri, Koetsu Rosewood Signature, SoundSmith Sussurro Mk ii

After years of focusing on medium to high compliance MM and MI cartridges (and a handful of old piezoelectrics) in various turntables, I'm finally looking to add my first serious MC cartridge.  I've long been interested in either the Koetsu Rosewood Signature or the van den Hul Colibri (XGP/XGW) and had planned to go with one of those carts.  That said, I've seen enough glowing reviews of the SoundSmith Sussorro and its progeny to make me seriously consider that as an alternate route.  I would love to hear thoughts from anyone who has experience with more than one of those carts.
The cart will be mounted in a Moerch DP6 (yellow) as the second arm on a Thorens TD 124.
My listening tastes are eclectic, so I'm particularly interested in how the carts handle a diversity of music.
Thanks in advance.
Best,
Carroll
cmdc

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cmdc OP
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Thanks, lancelock. I have a SoundSmith The Voice that I really love, and the Sussurro is apparently a step up from both that and the Paua. The ES is another evolution still, so I have no idea how a Paua ii ES would compare to the earlier Sussuro ii.
cmdc OP
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Thanks, Agrippa, this is very helpful.
cmdc OP
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Thanks, Agrippa.  Applying the formula on the Moerch arm/cartridge matching site, both the colibri xgw and the sussurro mk ii should work well with the DP6 yellow arm. I had focused on the Koetsu Rosewood when I originally planned to get the blue armwand, then forgot to recheck it after making the last minute shift to yellow just before the arm shipped.  According Moerch, at least, the blue arm is a comfortable match for the Koetsu, and I'll probably try that combo at a later stage.
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