Grado Statement MASTER-3 MC cartridge

Low Output Moving Iron Cartridge

Australian Eucalyptus Wooden Body

Made in the USA

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Description

After a number of years of good and faithful service, Grado's 'Wood' range has been discontinued and replaced! All 'Statement' models now feature the suffix 3!

These are Moving Iron cartridges with less coil wire and with a low output, just under 1 mV. In fact, they are not MC cartridges either… They are just 'Grados'!

Grado Statement Master-3: body

From the outside, the difference with the former Master version is obvious!

The body is carved by hand from a beautiful block of Australian Eucalyptus wood. It undergoes a process that hardens and stabilises it, thus reducing resonance.

This new variant is quite bulky and its dimensions (1.5 x 2 x 3 cm) also justify its weight of 10 g.

Grado Statement Master-3: features

Grado designed a new generator based on the OTL principle. It uses 5 OTL pieces, combined with ultra high-purity long crystal (UHPLC) copper coils.

The generator/stylus module of this series does not allow for the replacement of the stylus, like on an MC cartridge. It enables the development of a magnetic circuit designed in a single piece, allowing for a significant reduction of chassis resonance.

The stylus of this Statement Master-3 cartridge has a specific Nude Elliptical profile. It is mounted to a boron cantilever.

The manufacturing and assembly processes use very tight tolerances.

Grado Statement Master-3: association

The output level of 1.mV does not make it compatible with any old MM preamplifier!

Your preamp must have an adjustable gain (around 50 dB) as well as a loading of 47 000 Ohms.

Grado Statement Master-3: listening and review 

It has the qualities of its high output counterpart, the Reference MASTER MM cartridge. This low output variant is however finer, with more definition and subtlety.

The sound is less projected and less expressive…

This Grado Statement Master-3 MC cartridge is more neutral and subtle than its high output counterpart.

We highly recommended it!

Franck

Output: 1.mV @ 5 CMV (45)

Frequency response: 10-60 KHZ

Channel separation: 40 dB 10-30 KHZ

Stylus: Nude elliptical

Cantilever: Boron

OTL: 5 parts

Resistive load: 47 KOHMS

Capacitive load: Insensitive

Inductance: 40 mH

Resistance: 600 OHMS

Weight: 10 g

Tracking force: 1.5 to 1.9 g

Recommended force: 1.75g

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Grado Statement MASTER-3 MC cartridge

Grado Statement MASTER-3 MC cartridge

Low Output Moving Iron Cartridge

Australian Eucalyptus Wooden Body

Made in the USA

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