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I think it's over egged. If you have a pile of dusty 45's and like to prance about of an evening spinning a few then a Stanton 500 is probably the best choice.
If you want to turn all the lights out and get lost in Aja you probably want a microline/shibata stylus profile.
A good elliptical like the MP110 will play all sorts and do no harm to your records. Ortofon Red/Black, AT95ML, Goldring 10xx are all slightly different and one or the other might suit your system or taste slightly better but none of them trounces the other.
Then you're into the high end and all bets are off. You can spend thousands and still be no happier because quality pressings don't grow on trees.
Airhead
I did see a few good ones on youTube, mostly regarding the current 2M line by Ortofon though.
Do you happen to have experience with their Vinyl Master series?
The VM Red (aka 520 MKII) sounds like another good option.
Ha.. yea, I was aware there are many variables at play, but to be honest it does make my head spin realizing how much those catridges / styli are actually shaping the sound 😅