AT OC9XSL or exact if they were the same price? Just for curiosity sake.
The OC9XSL is a great cartridge. It's super clean, very detailed, fast and musical. I'm happy with it. However, the Exact has better body and stronger tonality. Notes really hit home. It's not very musical for its price it's very musical, period. My only gripe is that it looks like a toy.
It depends on your priorities. I like both AT carts and the Exact but they are different.