What is a good brand and model of phono cartridge?

Last I was cartridge shopping, Grado hit the price/good review sweet spot for me.
http://www.gradolabs.com/50years.htm

I bought from these guys, they’ve been on the web forever (in web years) and specialize in turntables
http://www.garage-a-records.com/

And the Shure M97 line has been around forever.
http://www.shure.com/americas/products/phono/m97xe-audiophile-phono-cartridge

There are a ton of other choices on the high end, but I am not familiar with any, I’ve never spent over $60 on a cartridge.

@jaytkay – Thanks! I don’t want to spend a ton either. Not over $100.

I have an old-fashioned preference for Shure, but I can’t really defend it.

I have used Ortofon for years, always found them great.

Shure has been around for years. So it’s the old standby. I’ve seen a lot of Ortofons on sale, but they seem mostly for DJ work.

I had one Ortofon cartridge and didn’t care for it. Too susceptible to skipping. Went to a Shure V15 Type IV and was much happier with it. They stopped making it in 1982, but the one I have still works. I don’t play my records much any more.

@IchtheosaurusRex – Right. They don’t make the good stuff any more. It’s hard to find any kind of high-end component audio gear that was so common back in the 80s. As a techno-geek, I prefer CDs to records because of the improved fidelity (frequency response, dynamic range, S/N ratio, channel separation, etc., etc.), but I have a lot of vinyl that I’d like to listen to once again.