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Grado The Statement1 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: 0.5 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.
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue44/grado_statement.htm
Positive Feedback Review of Grado Statement1
"Suffice it to say, I'm having way too much fun listening to my best LPs to worry about the technical stuff. You have to listen to music sometime, and the Grado Statement 1 has transported me to phono Shangri La. If you can scrape together the dough or even if cost is no object, buy the Grado Statement 1 and don't look back. It will redefine your analog experience and is a world beater design. Moving coils move over, there's a new kid in town. The Grado Statement 1 is state of the art and most highly recommended."
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