Grado Prestige Black2 Phono Cartridge

Description

MY TAKE:

If you prefer a warm, rich and relaxed tonal presentation from your vinyl, Grado cartridges are sure to satisfy. Fans of these cartridges find them particularly appealing in the midrange, while other listeners may prefer brands which offer more extension at the frequency extremes. - Galen Carol

For over 50 years, Grado has been manufacturing some of the World’s great phono cartridges. One of the oldest family owned companies in the audio industry, Grado have been the leaders in design engineering for the high-end audio and recording industries.


Holder of 48 patents, company founder, Joseph Grado is credited as the inventor of the stereo moving coil phono cartridge. He is responsible for more innovations in phono cartridge design than any other person in our lifetime and was inducted into the Audio Hall of Fame in 1982.


Time honored manufacturing know how and painstaking attention to design detail result in previously unattained levels of pitch control, harmonic accuracy and bass quality to be achieved. All Grado headphones and cartridges are handmade to Grado's full performance specifications... nothing leaves the factory unless it sounds pure Grado.
 

REVIEWS:

"The Grado Prestige is proof that one does not have to spend large amounts of money for good sound from a phono cartridge." - $ensible Sound / James T. Frane


SPECIFICATIONS:

• Output: 5mV
• Cartridge Type: Moving Iron
• Stylus Type: Elliptical diamond
• Frequency Response: 10 Hz- 50kHz
• Tracking Force 1.5g
• Suggested Load: 47k Ohm
• Channel Separation at 1kHz: 30dB
• Compliance: CUs 20
• Weight: 5.5