Grado Statement 3 Lineage Series cartridge

GRADO LINEAGE STATEMENT3 CARTRIDGE

The redesigned Grado Statement3 phono cartridge is better than ever — Truly, Grado’s finest phono cartridge ever made. It benefits fron an improved process of coil making and reduction of interference between them. The results are a evidemt - the harmonics are more clearly reproduced, and the motor is very quiet.

The Statement3 utilizes four reconfigured coils, a precision machined ultra-low mass generating system (lower than any moving coil cartridge), a boron cantilever and a diamond cut nude .02 x .07 mil elliptical diamond. The generator system uses six nines OFC super annealed copper wire for the coils and Alnico magnets. All this is hand assembled and cocooned in an Australian Jarrah wood enclosure that’s designed to optimize the mass distribution creating one of the world’s most stable tracking phono cartridges. Grado suggests a break-in time of 50 hours, a cartridge load of 47K with a tracking force range of 1.6 to 1.8 grams and to pair with a phono stage that has at least 56dB gain for an output 1mV.

The output of the new Statement3 measures 1.0 mV. This optimized output results in maximum dynamics with today’s ultra-low noise phono stages. The top-end extends forever with remarkable delicacy and speed, while the mid-range is dense and complex. The Statement3's portrayal of low frequency information and bass dynamics are solid, authoritative and visceral. Imaging is detailed and precise with a sound stage that cocoons you and envelopes you in the music.

Everyone who was impressed with Grado's previous top-of-the-line effort, will have their eyes wide-opened and awed when listening to the fullness of the new Grado Statement3 cartridge.