@jazdoc Do you find Fuuga signature contrasting (compare to Bordeaux) enough to keep it around.
The Fuuga is a great all around SOTA cartridge. In my system, it's chief advantage is that it does everything really well and has no sins of commission (which in my opinion are usually worse than sins of omission). To use a baseball analogy, the Fuuga is the Garrett Anderson of high end cartridges. Not hall of famer but a perennial All Star. You can listen for long stretches without fatigue and if the Fuuga was my final cartridge, I would be very happy.
The Bordeaux and Gold share a family 'sound'. In my system, meticulous set up can yield spectacular results. Both are more dynamic and 'quicker' than the Fuuga, which by comparison has a slightly more 'tubey' presentation. While the Gold definitely has more LF extension and texture than the Bordeaux, I'm not sure I prefer the Gold to the Bordeaux. Paraphrasing a recent visitor "the Bordeaux is for fans of the more expensive van den Hul cartridge sound who may be put off by a perceived aggressive top end".
Hope this helps.