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In Reply to: Re: I agree with Mosin that this is the sleeper cartridge of the century! posted by Ray-o-Stat on September 18, 2006 at 07:00:47:
No Grado can come within 50% of that cartridge. If it does, Tubes has something wrong. Period. Before I get attacked by Grado people, be aware that I have at least ten different Grado models.
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There probably isn't anyone else that can boast having the entire Siggy line! Sheesh, what a reference library!However, I did sell Grado way back in the salad days and I also had a woodie in my system several years ago. So I'm definitely familiar with the Grado "house sound". That very thing is what makes them lesser cartridges than the TRX's. They impart a character to the music instead of remaining neutral.
Close to the Edge, down by the river....
-Ray
Grado house sound.... hummmThe Grado adds nothing to the albums, and its errors are in omission vs commission. The sibilance comes from their stylus mounting process which is also why the sound is so clear as a bell. The cantelever and stylus weight is extremely light on the Grado and probably impacts why it sounds so clear.
The ultra pure copper wire is probably where it picks up the better air and extension on top. They had good wire back in the day the TRX-2 was built, but not as highly purified as they have today.
Both are great and I wish people would not imply that a high end Grado would sound only as good as a low end woodie. This is clearly stated in every review I have read on the Reference, Master and Statement series cartridges from 800 dollars up to 2500 dollars.
This Ref Master is simply superb. I think that CDR I shot you of the DL103R and GRM will point the clarity and its micro detail. Just the bass quality and the vocals should point out what I am hinting at.
There is an unmistakable Grado house sound. It is present all the way from the entry-level Black to the finest Signature model that Joseph Grado ever built. It is also present in both of the woodies that I have owned. Don't get me wrong because I like Grados. In fact, I like them a lot. However, they do have a certain characteristic that is distinctly Grado. What they do, they do with pizazz, but they do miss fine details that are exhibited by precision cartridges. That makes them great Rock 'n Roll cartridges, as Ray once put it, but references they most certainly are not.
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