Grado Cartridges and Stylus - Questions and Advice.
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RichGrado
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Sorry but we don't offer discounts.
dbarila
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I emailed U-Turn just to see if they were aware of any on the market protractors for the old tone arm and they sent me a link to the same one that I have. I emailed back just to let them know that's Baerwald they they confirmed that I can use it on the old tone arm. If that's the case, I wonder why they would insist on Stevenson in the first place.
Joe Mac
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I’d order it from US amazon to guarantee a 3. When I looked the postage seemed pretty fair and US amazon usually allows you to pay the customs up front so there are no surprises.
Joe Mac
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A gold3 with postage and import fees deposit of €64.63 is coming out, to Ireland, at €308.48. Amazon usually overestimate the import fees and you get a refund but I’d budget at €300 ordering from there.
They will eventually hit Europe but the European dealers I use haven’t got them yet so it will be a longer lead time. I paid £225.97 (€260ish) from the UK for my Gold2 a year ago.
Joe Mac
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Some change in the cartridge, everyone who has heard is in love.
What I hear with the Gold3:
Better dynamics
Better stereo separation
A bit better balanced- The 3 still has to warmth and bass response that Grado fans love, but it’s got a bit more treble output.
It’s got better detail retrieval- things buried in the mix are easier to hear/follow.
All of this without an 8MZ.
Joe Mac
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Did you ever get one of the grado carts/styli retipped? I seem to remember that being a topic of conversation once upon a time.
No I never got one retipped. The guy in Moscow is backlogged. There’s a guy on eBay here in the States with a good rating. And Expert Stylus in the UK.
Joe Mac
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Yeah I’d looked at the guy over there on eBay, I didn’t know there was a place in England. I may look into if the fancy takes me!
papaharzi
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I've already ordered a few things on amazon.com in the past, always worked fine. Would be about 310€ to my address, but I don't know if I can justify that, since it is about the same price I paid for my turntable. So next question (I know I ask a lot...)
There's a reputable seller on ebay selling the Gold2 for 210€ brand-new including shipping. Is the Gold3 worth the extra 100€ on my "cheap" pro-ject Debut Carbon Esprit DC turntable?
Joe Mac
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Take a look at my sig
Nice deal on the esprit, its nearer €500 over here. I have the 2, it made a huge difference over the ortofon 2m blue. I’m due a 8mz stylus upgrade any day. If I hadnt already got the 8mz on order I’d have been buying a gold 3 right now. I also intend to try out the wood body Grados in the future too. It’s a more than worthwhile upgrade for these tables.
dansomeone
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@RichGrado confirmed they are shipping only Prestige 3s now, all colors. They just haven't updated their online store yet.
Correct. Amazon handles order fulfillment.
papaharzi
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Nice setup that you haveTake a look at my sig
Nice deal on the esprit, its nearer €500 over here. I have the 2, it made a huge difference over the ortofon 2m blue. I’m due a 8mz stylus upgrade any day. If I hadnt already got the 8mz on order I’d have been buying a gold 3 right now. I also intend to try out the wood body Grados in the future too. It’s a more than worthwhile upgrade for these tables.
, I just added my setup to my signature as well. However, I don't have the SB version, meaning that I have to switch speeds 33/45 manually, but besides that our turntables should be the same.Then I'll go for the Grado Gold3... As I've mentioned before, I'll do this upgrade in 1 or 2 months, need to wait for the next paychecks - my music budget for march is already maxed out (all invested in Blue Notes). Maybe it'll available in Europe officially by then or I'll go the amazon.com way. Thanks a lot!
