Goofy, I did not specifically mention the Cadenza mono cartridge. I was for a time interested in the Quintet mono. If you look at the language they use to describe the Quintet, you would think it is "true mono", i.e., like the Miyajima cartridges in that it is insensitive to vertical cantilever displacement. However, if you then look at the specs, you will see they are identical to those of the Quintet stereo cartridge. This to me is an indication that the mono version is derived from the stereo one by internal bridging of the two channels. This was also true of the Black mono. If the Cadenza blurb says otherwise, check the specs of the stereo compared to the mono version. Does the Cadenza mono have two channels of outputs (4 pins)? If so, that is usually a sign of a mono cartridge that was created from stereo. The manufacturers can be devious, and you have to read between the lines.