grado prestige cartridges

The Prestige series of mm cartridges are designed for high output and stability under the most demanding of conditions.

All of the the range use Grado's patented Optimised Transmission Line technology which carefully dissipates any resonance's.The prestige range is split in to three categories:

The prestige black and prestige green moving magnet cartridges use a three piece cantilever system coupled to an elliptical diamond mounted on a brass bush. The prestige green uses the same mechanical components as the prestige black, but is manufactured to a higher engineering tolerance resulting in an extended performance.

The prestige blue and prestige red models use an enhanced four piece cantilever system coupled to a specially designed elliptical diamond mounted on a brass bush. The prestige blue uses the same mechanical components as the prestige red but is manufactured to a higher engineering tolerance resulting in a superior performance.

The prestige silver and prestige gold models use a four piece OTL cantilever technology, ultra-high purity long crystal (UHPLC) oxygen free copper wire in the coils and Grado's specially designed elliptical diamond mounted on a brass bushing. The Gold model is selected from the Silver production run to meet higher test specifications. Approximately 5% of the production run meet these standards and become Gold models.

The Black start the range at £40 (34.04 ex vat) followed by the Green at £50.00 (42.55 ex vat) the Blue at £60.00 (51.06 ex vat) and Red at £70.00 (59.57 ex vat). The two range toppers are the Silver and Gold at £90.00 (76.60 ex vat) and £110.00 (93.62 ex vat) respectively.

Replacement stylus's are also available for all of these models, for prices please visit our shop pages.

Review Extracts

"The Grado Prestige Gold is definitely a "best buy" in the cartridge stakes. It's cheap enough to be an impulse purchase, yet musical enough to satisfy. Very highly recommended!"
AudioEnz

"Bass is deep and heavy with good chug factor, notes maintaining a distinct beginning and end on Massive Attack's Inertia Creeps, with timing a strong point on all manner of material. It's also surprisingly open for a moving magnet cartridge, producing a rich balance with plenty of air. Remarkable at any price, let alone £110!"
Hi-Fi Choice <full review>

"If you have a moderately-priced turntable lurking in your closet, pull it out, get a Grado prestige Green, install it and LISTEN TO THE MUSIC. You'll enjoy!"
Sensible Sound <full review>

" More expensive cartridges may well provide incremental improvements in one or more areas, but the Grado performs at a level where such improvements will be small. I recommend that you consider this sensible cartridge, as it is good value for the price."
Sensible Sound Magazine <full review>