If you are on the market for a cartridge, u either blow BIG BUCKS or small bucks. REAL audiophiles are out for the more sophisticated moving coils, suckers like me settle for 200-240$ cartridges. the people that just want to listen to their seventies records just go with the lowest priced they can find that doesnt have a plastic cantilever.
i have trouble imagining why would someone blow 400 bucks on a high end moving magnet when you can move up the scale for a bit more money, or down the scale for not too much of a sacrifice in fidelity.
in any case, its a shame. however, considering the huge market they have with them vynil-scratchers "in da clubs" shure is nowhere near being in finantial trouble