Grado Aeon3 Cartridge

Description

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Grado's Aeon3 cartridge creates extraordinary reproduction of vocals and instruments. The sapphire, gold, diamond, and cocobolo work together to bring this cartridge to life and exhibit superlative tonal balance, dynamics, imaging, and realism. For the first time, the diamond stylus is mounted on a sapphire cantilever that connects to the stylus generating system. This cartridges reproduction of low frequency pitch information is second-to-none, in addition to solid and authoritative bass dynamics. 

Each Aeon3 built sees final assembly by John Grado himself on his workbench, fine tuning them for the best turntable and hi-fi setups. Every experience in our history has led to the creation of the Lineage Series. The Aeon3 represents the craftsmanship and unwavering dedication to sound that has been Grado’s main focus since 1953.

The Aeon3 features a unique generating system that has the lowest effective moving mass of any cartridge. Our patented Flux-Bridger generator design creates a superior balance throughout the full frequency spectrum with superb resolution and clarity, which produces an overall truer picture of the music

All of the internal magnetic circuit parts are Swiss screw machined or moldedmetal, which have tolerances on the order of the best Swiss-made watches. Combining newly developed coil winding techniques with decades-old disciplines bring exact unison between the four coils in each phono cartridge.This creates precise balance between channels and accurate stereo imaging.A new four-step shielding process allows the isolation of the wire turns in the coils, and creates an unrivaled clear path for the signal to travel.

Specifications:

• Body - Honduras Cocobolo Wood
• Cantilever - Sapphire / Elliptical Diamond
• Output - 1.0mV @ 5 CMV (45 degrees)
• Controlled Frequency Response - 5 Hz - 70 KHz
• Channel Separation - Avg. 35db, 10-30K Hz
• Input Load - 10-47k ohms
• Inductance - 8mH
• Resistance - 74 ohms
• Cartridge Weight - 11 grams
• Tracking Force - 1.6-1.9 grams
• Compliance - 20 μm/mN