What are your favorite phono cartridges?

Soundsmith's proprietery line is incredible. The Voice, and the new VPI Zephyr which I currently own, are really killer cartridges.

Best I have ever heard though, is the Ortofon a90. I've never heard a better all around performer.

Grace F9E Ruby with Soundsmith re-tip.

Regards,
-- Al

My current cartridge, (and current favorite), is the Dynavector XV-1s. It is a great cartridge, as it does everything virtually perfect, (at least for me), and it is the one I plan on using for a long time.

I also like the Koetsu cartridges, (all types, from the entry level Black, to the Rosewood Signature Platinum). At some point, I would love to be able to listen to a stone body version. I just love listening to vocals with the Koetsu cartridges. (Plus they have an extremely low noise floor, like the XV-1S I am currently using. I really love having a deep, dark black background.)

My two cents worth anyway.

Rega Exact 2, with my P3-24/RB-301/TT-PSU.......Sublime.

I am enjoying my Monster Genesis 1000 on my Fat Bob and Benz Micro Glider II H on my Oracle Delphi IV. But overall, I have always liked the Dynavector Ruby series, including the 23, 23r, 23rs and 17d2. They just seem to do everything well.

For a MM I use an Ortofon 2M Black.