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Grado - Reference3 - Timbre Series Phono Cartridge
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$1,500.00
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Grado-RefV2Ref
This is a special order item with a 1-2 weeks processing time. Phono cartridges & Styli are not returnable. If found defective, by the manufacturer, they can only be exchanged.
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Grado - Reference3 - Timbre Series Phono Cartridge
The Reference Series of wooden cartridges are a fixed coil design, hand-assembled at Grado labs from a specially selected species of Australian Jarrah Wood. An intricate procedure of curing is done between production steps to achieve optimal sonic quality. This series generator/stylus module is not replaceable* allowing a redesigned one-piece magnetic circuit and a reduction of chassis resonances.
The Reference Series utilizes manufacturing and assembly techniques of fantastic accuracy and precision, and the result is virtual perfection.
The Grado Reference 3 cartridge should be used only with the finest equipment. The recommended tracking force is 1.6-1.9.
FEATURES:
The newly redesigned Master2 and Reference2 cartridges have had their coil design reconfigured, and the effective moving mass of their generating system has been reduced by 17%. All this is hand-assembled within a machined, new processed, Australian Jarrah wood housing.
The Master2 and Reference2 models use a five piece OTL cantilever technology achieving an additional 5% tip mass reduction over the Platinum1 and Sonata1 models. The coils are wound with ultra-high purity long crystal (UHPLC) oxygen free copper wire.
The Master2 model is mounted with Grado's specially designed nude elliptical diamond, and the Reference2 model uses Grado's true ellipsoid design diamond.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Body
Australian Jarrah Wood
Cantileaver
Machined Boron / Diamond Tip
Output
High 4.0mV @5 CMV (45)
Low 1.0mV @5 CMV (45)
Controlled Frequency Response
10 - 60,000 hZ
Channel Separation
Average 30db - 10-30k Hz
Tracking Force
1.6 - 1.9 GRAMS
Channel Separation at 1 KHz
Average 30db - 10 - 30k Hz
Input Load
10k - 47k ohms
Stylus Type
Eliptical
Inductance
High Output 55mH
Low Output 6mH
Resistance
High Output 660 ohms
Low Output 70 ohms
Compliance CUs
20μm/mN
Stylus Replacement Manufacturer
Grado Labs Factor (Brooklyn, NY)
Mounting Style
Standard
Builds
High Output, Low Output, Mono
Phone Cartridge Weight
10 grams
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