The Grado continues to please. I am glad I stopped being such a cheap ass about cartridges and bought the Sonata. One thing I should mention is that I never thought Grado's tracked well in a Rega tonearm. Since switching to the Michell Technoweight which is a lowered counterweight the Grado's track very well. Actually I think every cartridge tracks better and with lower surface noise.

I did switch to the heavier weight supplied with the Technoweight. The Sonata's weight is 7g and the small weight is used for cartridges weighing upto 6g and of course the large is for cartridges weighing more than 6g.