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Grado The Statement Wood Body Phono Cartridge

GRADO MAKES THEIR STATEMENT!
After years of careful thought and painstaking design Grado is very pleased to offer their flagship phono cartridge. We are so proud of this cartridge and believe that it has so much to say about Grado technology, that we decided to name it the GRADO STATEMENT. The STATEMENT utilizes gold coil wires, a boron cantilever and a diamond cut specially for Grado. All this is hand-assembled within a machined Autralian Jarrah wood housing. The output for the STATEMENT measures at 0.75 mV. The lowest output ever offered by Grado.

The STATEMENT utilizes gold wire coils, a boron cantilever and a diamond cut specially for Grado. All this is hand-assembled within a machined Australian jara wood housing.

The output of the STATEMENT measures 0.75 mV-- the lowest output stereo cartridge ever offered by Grado.

The STATEMENT's low frequency information audits portrayal of bass dynamics are solid, powerful and authoritative. The midrange is rich, complex and highly believable. Its top-end seems to extend forever with speed and remarkable delicacy. Imaging is detailed and precise with a sound stage that wraps its arms around you and draws you into the music.

Anyone who was impressed with our previous top-of-the line effort, the Grado REFERENCE, will have their eyes open wide after listening to the Grado STATEMENT.

Statement Technical Specifications:

  • Output: .75 mV
  • Cartridge Type: Moving magnet
  • Channel Separation @ 1KHz: 45
  • Stylus Type: Elliptical
  • Tracking Force: 1.5g
  • Load: 47Kohm
  • Weight: 7g
  • Inductance: 2.4mH
  • Resistance: 36
  • Compliance CUs: 20
  • Body: Handcrafted mahogany

    THE STATEMENT SERIES OF CARTRIDGES
    If your system can be driven with a 0.5 mV output phono cartridge, then you deserve to be listening to the new Grado Statement Series.

    Grado Cartridges Superior Design & Precision Fabrication
    All Grado cartridges now use a derivation of the moving iron principle which feature patented OPTIMIZED TRANSMISSION LINE cantilever technology, PIVOTED FIXED AXIAL STYLUS-GENERATOR MODULE, and Grado's FLUX-BRIDGER GENERATOR SYSTEM.

    Grado Reference & Prestige Cartridge Literature PDF

    The Legacy Continues... & Product Warranty Coverage
    Grado, one of the oldest family owned companies in the Audio Industry, has for almost half a century been the leaders in design engineering for the high-end audio and recording industries.

    GRADO, ONE OF THE OLDEST FAMILY OWNED COMPANIES IN THE AUDIO INDUSTRY
    In 2003 Grado will celebrate 50 years of manufacturing products that offer top value to the consumer.

    Forbes Magazine Article UP & COMERS Grado Labs
    After working for his uncle since the age of 12, John Grado finally took over the business five years ago.

    Grado Statement Reviews
  • The low frequency information and its portrayal of bass dynamics are solid, powerful and authoritative. The midrange is rich, complex and highly believable. Its top-end seems to extend forever with speed and remarkable delicacy. Imaging is detailed and precise with a sound stage that wraps its arms around you and draws you into the music. -Michael Fremer commented in his Analog Corner
  • "It is among the finest cartridges I've ever heard at any price", -Stereophile 3/99, pg. 41. While Jonathan Valin stated,
  • "I'm going to keep the Statement in my refernce system" -The Absolute Sound, Issue 118.

  • Grado Wood Body Cartridges Moving Iron (MI) Phono Cartridge [large view]
  • "Without question, this is the finest moving iron design I have ever heard!"
  • "The Statement consistently did a fine job of reproducing detail, and it was able to do so during both loud and complex passages."
  • "The nuance of how a string was plucked or bowed was readily obvious. -Ultimate Audio / Jack English

    "I have stayed until the wee hours of the night using two state of the art systems and in every case LP reproduction was an unequalled joy." -Silvio Fernandez

  • "The texture, detail and accuracy of the Statement exceed my wildest dreams. I can hear significant differences in bass control. Mids are sooo sweet and the highs are magnificently delivered with timbre and transparency like no other has ever delivered."
  • "Sounds were located precisely within the soundstage and stayed in place with neither wander of placement, nor diffusion of image. The overall character was both open and airy." -The Vinyl Junkie

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