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In Reply to: Recommend a MC cartridge with a HUGE & full, but silky sound for under $1000 new or used posted by Mr Blue Sky on January 28, 2015 at 17:42:22:
If you have enough gain, I can recommend from personal experience the Denon DL-S1. It fits all your needs, and even includes things you didn't ask for such as detail and an extended high end. BUT... with output of only .15mv, you need 70db of gain. It retails for $949.00. Here is another but: it appears that Denon has discontinued them and they are rapidly disappearing from the market. I think LP gear still has them. Amazon may be able to get you one as well. They used to be available gray market from Japan (Comet Supply) but they are long gone.
While I don't have any personal experience, someone whose ears I trust says that the AT ART-7 also fits your bill. They are available only through the gray market. Ebay seller 2Juki has them and he is known to be reliable. There are others on ebay as well who supply this cart. It isn't available directly from a US seller. That will run you approximately $875. It too is a very low output cart and you will need that 70db of gain in your phono section/preamp.
I know you're only looking at MCs, but I can recommend one MM highly - Clearaudio's Maestro Wood V2. Almost as good as the DL-S1, but not quite (slightly veiled in direct comparison, narrower but deeper soundstage). That's $1200 retail. Hope this helps.
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