Gold3
Gold3
The Gold3 uses a four piece OTL cantilever with a Grado specific elliptical diamond stylus mounted on a brass bushing. A machined turned generator is used to achieve a lower...
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What's the difference between Gold3 and Silver3?
Approximately 5% of the Silver3 production runs meet higher test specifications. The cartridges that exhibit these specs are hand-selected to become a Gold3.
This technology rejects unwanted resonances and lowers distortion preserving the fundamental and harmonic frequencies of the music. This also helps keep noise generated by the motor system in the cartridge to a minimum.
Grado’s OTL stylus/cantilever design makes records sound quieter, improves the height, width, and depth of the soundstage, and present more detail than previously obtainable.
The Gold3 are all hand assembled by our team in Brooklyn, with some builders having over 25 years of experience. With the recent development of the highly received Lineage Series of cartridges, we were able to have a trickle down of technology and bring some new techniques to the Silver3.
This updated series of cartridges offers excellent tonal balance, dynamics, and realism, for a most rewarding reproduction of vocals and instruments. Our coil winding techniques, using ultra high purity copper wire which were honed during the development of the Lineage Series, have let the electrical circuits achieve unison between the four coils in each phono cartridge. This allows for a precise balance between channels and accurate stereo imaging.
As in all Grado phono cartridges the Gold3 is powered by a twin magnet system that optimizes the balance between stereo channels. All internal magnetic circuit parts are held to extremely high tolerances creating the desired stereo imaging. Grado’s patented Flux-Bridger design allows the Silver3 to have one of the lowest effective moving mass generating systems while creating an excellent balance throughout the full frequency range.
The development of the Epoch in the Lineage Series gave us an in-depth experience with using an outer housing as a damping device. This led to the creation of a process which de-stresses the chassis and dissipates unwanted energy & resonant frequencies, allowing the desired signal to travel freely.
- Frequency Response: 10-55,000 Hz
- Principal: MI
- Channel Separation at 1KHz: 35
- Input Load: 47K
- Output at 1KHz 5CM/sec.: 5mV
- Recommended Tracking Force: 1.5
- Stylus Type: E
- Inductance: 45mH
- Resistance: 475
- Compliance CUs: 20
- User replaceable stylus
- Mounting: S/P
- Weight: 5.5
Customer Reviews
This is the best cartridge I have ever heard. I listen only to jazz. With your cartridge the piano is crystal clear, even at soft volume. The bass solos sound like the real instrument is in the room. With saxophones, the tenor tone is completely distinct from the alto tone. I couldn’t ask for more.
Another exceptional purchase. A wonderful sounding cartridge in my system. I'm a true believer in the Grado products.
Just purchased the Gold3. I'm not an audiophile expert, and cannot speak in great detail. What I do know is how much better everything sounds. Customer service and purchasing was very seamless and easy. Would definitely recommend going with Grado.
Want to ad that prior to purchase, I inquired of Grado what cartridge they'd recommend for my specific system specs. I got an answer back in a matter of minutes with a recommendation of the Gold3. Not only is that great customer service, but the recommendation appears to have been spot-on. I can't imagine getting that kind of response from another company.
Literally just installed the Gold3 and set the overhead/alignment/anti-skate. My first audition is Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon. While certainly "green" and not broken in, I can tell right off the bat that this is a "rich" sounding cartridge. The bass is meaty, and the mids are delightful. Individual instruments show themselves clearly. This is also a QUIET cartridge in that one hears the music only not the sound of the needle tracking on quiet passages of vinyl. This one sounds like it's gonna be a keeper. I can also say that I appreciated the prompt shipping and the simple packaging.