Collection: Grado Phono Cartridges

Grado Labs Advances Its Cartridge Line
Refined stylus, coil, and housing designs deliver improved performance.

Grado Labs, the family-owned American audio manufacturer founded
in 1953, announces the evolution of its phono cartridge lineup. Spanning the Lineage, Timbre, and Prestige Series, the updated lineup introduces meaningful improvements to cartridge performance through refinements to the stylus assembly, coil composition, and housing geometry.

Phono cartridges are the foundation of Grado’s history.

For decades, they defined the company’s work in analog and were central to its early innovation. This latest evolution focuses on their performance. These refinements contribute to better tracking, greater control, and a more balanced presentation, while also improving consistency and ease of setup.

Refined Core Elements

At the center of the updated lineup are refinements to the elements that most directly influence performance. The stylus assembly has been further developed across the range, with diamond profiles and cantilever materials carefully matched to each model. Select models now incorporate nude Shibata diamonds, expanding beyond the elliptical profiles used throughout much of the previous generation, improving groove contact, tracking, and detail retrieval.
Coil composition has been updated across all models, moving to OCC copper at varying levels of purity. These changes contribute to improved signal transmission, greater clarity, and more consistent channel balance.
Housing geometry in wood-bodied cartridges has also been refined, with updated profiles designed to improve both performance and the setup process, allowing for easier installation and greater stability during use.
Together, these refinements result in a more controlled, more consistent presentation across the entire cartridge lineup.