Grado Labs Prestige Series Green 3
The redsign of the Prestige Series Green3 phono cartridges include having their coil design reconfigured and the effective moving mass of their generating system reduced by 17%. The Green3 utilizes a 3-piece OTL cantilever technology, standard oxygen free wire in the coils, and Grado's uniquely designed elliptical diamond mounted in a brass bushing. Every Grado Green3 phono cartridge is hand-made in Brooklyn, New York and thoroughly tested for frequency response, channel balance, phase linearity, inductance, and resistance. With such rigorous testing, only 15% of the Black1 cartridges meet the higher quality standards required to become a Green3. All Green2 cartridges feature user-replaceable styli. Specs: Frequency response: 10-50,000 Hz Operating principle: Moving iron Channel separation: 30 dB @ 1 kHz Input load: 47k ohms Output: 5 mV @ 1 kHz (5 cm/sec) Recommended tracking force: 1.5 grams Stylus type: Elliptical Inductance: 45 mH Resistance: 475 ohms Compliance CUs: 20 Mounting t