Red3
Red3
The Red3 uses a four piece OTL cantilever that has a Grado specific diamond mounted on a brass bushing.What's the difference between Blue3 and Red3? Approximately 15% of the Blue3...
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What's the difference between Blue3 and Red3?
Approximately 15% of the Blue3 production run meet higher specifications. These are hand selected from the batch and designated as Red3.
Grado’s OTL stylus/cantilever design makes records sound quieter, improves the height, width, and depth of the soundstage, and present more detail than previously obtainable.
The Red3 is hand assembled by Grado's team in Brooklyn, with some builders having over 25 years of experience. This updated series of cartridges offers excellent tonal balance, dynamics, and realism, for a most rewarding reproduction of vocals and instruments. The coil winding techniques using ultra high purity copper wire, which were honed during the development of the Lineage Series, have let the electrical circuits achieve unison between the four coils in each phono cartridge. This allows for a precise balance between channels and accurate stereo imaging.
As in all Grado phono cartridges the Red3 is powered by a twin magnet system that optimizes the balance between stereo channels. All internal magnetic circuit parts are held to extremely high tolerances creating the desired stereo imaging. Grado’s patented Flux-Bridger design allows the Red2 to have one of the lowest effective moving mass generating systems while creating an excellent balance throughout the full frequency range.
- Frequency Response: 10-55,000 Hz
- Principal: MI
- Channel Separation at 1KHz: 30
- Input Load: 47K
- Output at 1KHz 5CM/sec.: 5mV
- Recommended Tracking Force: 1.5
- Stylus Type: E
- Inductance: 45mH
- Resistance: 475
- Compliance CUs: 20
- User replaceable stylus
- Mounting: S/P
- Weight: 5.5
Customer Reviews
Product description was accurate. Works well and what was needed.
The Grado Red3 I received did not meet up to my expectations. It was considerably lower output than my other cartridges. It was necessary to crank the volume by about 25-30 % to achieve the same listening level. It also did not track as well. I have two records on which it skipped on the same track no matter what I set the tracking force to. I started with 1.5 grams as recommended, worked up to 1.75 , still skipped in the same spot. Two other cartridges tracked this record with no problem. It just did not compare to what I already have. I have a Sumiko Rainier, a Goldring E3 and a Nagoaka MP-110. All are within the same out put specs as the Grado, all had superior output and sound quality.
This was compared to a Ortofon om 10 series and wow big difference between and Grado was much cleaner and more vibrant all around sounding. Congrats
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Recently had the Grado3 installed in place of the Sumiko Rainier on my Project DC Evo turntable. The difference in sound is astronomical between the two. The depth of sound, separation, and punch is perfect. Albums I have heard many times sound completely different now with the Grado3. Everything is very warm and comfortable to the ears. I have listened to everything from John Mayer, The Beatles, Wes Montgomery, and Owl City - all sound fantastic. I will never own or recommend another brand.
I bought my Prestige Red about 10-12 years ago replacing an Ortofon FF 15XE MKII which I'd had for longer than I care to remember. Now I loved the warmth and lushness of the Ortofon but thought that it was time for an upgrade and my dad always swore by Grado so I thought why not? So I upgraded to the Prestige Red. In comparison to the old Ortofon the Prestige Red had perhaps less of that lushness, but more than made up for it in detail, clarity and punch. So worth it. The Red works with every type of music I listen to from electronica, experimental, metal, acoustic jazz, classical, whatever.
Ten years later and the Red stylus was a bit long in the tooth though still serviceable, so I upgraded the stylus to an MCZ and it's even better.