Any Moving Iron cartridge fans out there?

A good analogy.

Thanks Ian. Yes, the reduction in moving mass does seem to be key to MI's good performance . . . 

I rather like the Moving Iron cartridges. I have the Nagaoka mp-500 on my Lp12/Audiomods setup. It is really a nice sound. Not quite the shimmer of a good MC but very close. I also have a Grado Sig body with an 8mz stylus. This is a really nice sound for not a boat load of money. I find the Grado works well in a damped arm. I use this one on my Denon dp-755/Audioquest pt-9 which has fluid damping. I have an Stanton 681eee on my Denon dp59L which is in my living room system. I am also a fan of the old AKG line. I use to have the AKG-7 on a Phillips 212 and the 8 on my old Conny BD1 with a Grace 707. Both of these were way better than I had a right to have considering I got them for cost from a friend who worked P/time in a small shop. So yes I like my Iron

My first MI cartridge was a Grado Sonata, but unfortunately it had hum issue on the table I had at the time, a Music Hall MMF-5.  But once I heard it I just could not get it out of my head, so I ended up getting a Music Hall MMF-7 with the stand alone motor and a Grado Sonata again and was so happy for a few years.  Fast forward and along came an opportunity to get a Goldring 2400 (Nagaoka) and I was pleasantly surprised how good is sounded for the cost but that Grado sound just was stuck in my head.  Now I currently have an early VPI Classic which also has hum issues with Grado cartridges so I went ahead and tried another MI cartridge, the Soundsmith Zephyr because it was made to go with VPI tables.  I'm now finally over my Grado affair and have become such a Soundsmith fan.  Beautiful sound and I don't need an SUT or MC preamp.