Description The easiest way to enter the analog world. These entry-level cartridges punch above their weight class. All Grado Prestige series styli are designed compatible, so any of these styli are able to work in any Prestige body. The performance difference translates into real sonic improvements; as you move up the Prestige line, the sound becomes smoother, more open and more detailed. Genuine replacement styli for all Grado Prestige cartridges including black, green, blue, red, silver and gold. A worn stylus can cause serious (irreversible) damage to your records, and provide poor sound quality Optimized Transmission Line (OTL) Cantilever/Stylus Assembly Grado’s OTL provides an ideal transfer of the signal from point to point, e.g., stylus to cantilever to magnet to coils, etc. This has been achieved by eliminating resonance at each of these key junctions. The transmission line cantilever consists of separate sections that are telescoped into each other. All sections are made of different alloys, some sections hollow, other sections solid. These sections are bonded together with materials that act as dampers, and are coated with a black proprietary material which controls and absorbs resonances that travel on the surface of the cantilever (known as skin effects). The OTL stylus/cantilever design will make your records sound quieter, improve the height, width, and depth of the soundstage, and offer more detail than previously obtainable. Cartridge Holography does exist…and that is what Grado’s OTL technology is all about, more performance. Pivoted-Fixed Axial Cantilever/Stylus Generator This design feature is basically quite simple. The “OTL” cantilever shaft is brought to a fixed axial pivot that supports the entire cantilever assembly. A miniature element attached to the end of the cantilever is allowed to move freely within the lines of flux of a stationary magnet and coil structure. This system of support is mechanically more accurate (more linear) than conventional “teeter-totter” designs that utilize an iron armature to balance the mass of the cantilever. The teeter-totter design is supported in the centre with a rubber donut mounting. The fixed axial design has a very low tip mass, which results in lower distortion, improved transient response, and longer record life. Grado Prestige Black 3 Stylus The Grado Prestige Black Replacement Stylus is designed to fit the Grado Prestige Black MM Phono Cartridge – a direct replacement. High quality Elliptical needle. Compatibility: Compatible with BLACK1 and BLACK2 OTL: 3-piece dampened aluminum cantilever Recommended Tracking Force: 1.5g Stylus Type: Grado Special Elliptical Compliance CUs: 20 Grado Prestige Green 3 Stylus High quality Elliptical needle made by Grado Compatibility: Compatible with GREEN2, GREEN1PC, and GREEN1PMs. OTL: 3-piece dampened aluminum cantilever Recommended Tracking Force: 1.5g Stylus Type: Grado Special Elliptical Compliance CUs: 20 Frequency Response: 10Hz -50kHz Principal: MI Channel Separation at 1KHz: 30 Input Load: 47K Output at 1KHz 5CM/sec.: 5mV Recommended Tracking Force: 1.5g Stylus Type: E Inductance: 45mH Resistance: 475 Compliance CUs: 20 Mounting: S/P Weight: 5.5g Grado Prestige Blue 3 Stylus High quality Elliptical needle made by Grado Frequency Response: 10Hz-55kHz Principal: MI Channel Separation at 1KHz: 30 Input Load: 47K Output at 1KHz 5CM/sec.: 5mV Recommended Tracking Force: 1.5g Stylus Type: E Inductance: 45mH Resistance: 475 Compliance CUs: 20 Mounting: S/P Weight: 5.5g Grado Prestige Red 2 Stylus (discontinued) High quality Elliptical needle made by Grado Replacement stylus for Grado Prestige Red-series phono cartridges Fits Grado Red1, Red2, and Red3 cartridges Four piece OTL cantilever Grado specific diamond mounted on a brass bushing Grado Prestige Red 3 Stylus High quality Elliptical needle made by Grado Frequency Response: 10Hz-55kHz Principal: MI Channel Separation at 1KHz: 30 Input Load: 47K Output at 1KHz 5CM/sec.: 5mV Recommended Tracking Force: 1.5g Stylus Type: E Inductance: 45mH Resistance: 475 Compliance CUs: 20 Mounting: S/P Weight: 5.5g Grado Prestige Silver 3 Stylus High quality Elliptical needle made by Grado Frequency Response: 10Hz-60kHz Principal: MI Channel Separation at 1KHz: 35 Input Load: 47K Output at 1KHz 5CM/sec.: 5mV Recommended Tracking Force: 1.5g Stylus Type: E Inductance: 45mH Resistance: 475 Compliance CUs: 20 Mounting: S/P Weight: 5.5g Grado Prestige Gold 2 Stylus (discontinued) High quality Elliptical needle made by Grado Quality: Genuine stylus Stylus-name: Prestige Gold Manufacturer: Grado Material: diamond, bonded Stylus-type: elliptical Tracking force, recommended: 1.5g – 1.9g Grado Prestige Gold 3 Stylus High quality Elliptical needle made by Grado Compatibility: Compatible with GOLD2, GOLD1PC ,GOLD1PM OTL: 4-piece dampened aluminum cantilever Recommended Tracking Force: 1.5g Stylus Type: Grado Special Elliptical Compliance CUs: 20
