I use a JA Michell Gyro SE with the latest Gen Techno Arm and so far the Two cartridges I really love in the $1K range are the Dynavector 20X2L and the CA Maestro Ebony V2. Now these are both completely different in great ways....The Maestro is beautiful and detailed, rich with a heavenly sound that excels with acoustic and vocals...just a gorgeous sound. The Dynavector is much lower output and requires a proper phono stage. The sound is ALIVE and very dynamic in that leading edges and attacks seem to be more there, you can hear the snappy snare drum and feel it too, the 20X2 is very detailed and everything I play sounds different bad or good. So while both of these are great choices it comes down to musical taste and what sound your trying to get from your system. Also, I use a Manley Chinook phono stage so I was able to dial in both these cartridges very well.
Matt M
Matt M