Grado Phono Cartridge

The Gold3 is a Moving Iron (MI) cartridge designed for standard high-fidelity turntables. It features a 47k Ohm input load, making it compatible with most integrated amplifiers and external phono stages that support standard moving magnet (MM) inputs.

Grado’s patented Flux-Bridger design reduces the effective moving mass of the cartridge. This allows the stylus to track the grooves of your records with greater agility, resulting in a more balanced frequency response and improved detail retrieval.

The Grado Gold3 is designed to operate at a tracking force of 1.5 grams. It is important to use a tracking force gauge to ensure you are within this specification for optimal sound quality and to prevent unnecessary wear on your records.

The Gold3 uses a standard half-inch mount, which is compatible with the vast majority of modern and vintage tonearms. If your headshell has two mounting holes spaced half an inch apart, this cartridge will fit.

The Optimized Transmission Line (OTL) cantilever technology is designed to reject unwanted resonances. By minimizing these vibrations, the cartridge produces a cleaner signal, which translates to a quieter background and a more expansive soundstage.

Yes, the stylus on the Grado Gold3 is user-replaceable. This allows you to refresh your cartridge's performance without needing to replace the entire generator assembly.