Grado Timbre Sonata3 Phono Cartridge - Low
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Grado Timbre Sonata3 Phono Cartridge - Low
What You Need to Know
A Sweet Spot in Grado's Timbre Series
The Grado Timbre Sonata3 Low Output sits at the heart of Grado's premium wood-body cartridge lineup, delivering a significant step up in refinement, detail, and realism. Hand-built in Brooklyn, New York, it combines Grado's patented Flux-Bridge moving iron technology with carefully selected materials to produce the warm, natural sound that has made Grado a favorite among vinyl enthusiasts for decades.
Nude Elliptical Stylus for Greater Resolution
The Sonata3 features Grado's specially developed nude elliptical diamond mounted on an optimized aluminum cantilever. Compared with bonded stylus designs, the nude diamond offers lower moving mass, allowing it to track record grooves with greater precision while revealing finer detail, improved dynamics, and a more spacious soundstage.
Australian Jarrah Wood Body
Its precision-crafted Australian Jarrah wood body naturally controls unwanted resonance, allowing the music to emerge with exceptional clarity and tonal richness. Combined with Grado's ultra-high-purity long-crystal copper coils and proprietary Flux-Bridge generator, the Sonata3 delivers an engaging, highly musical presentation that brings recordings to life.
Low Output for High-Performance Systems
This 1.0mV low-output version is designed for use with high-quality phono stages offering moving-coil gain while maintaining standard MM loading. The result is lower noise, greater dynamic expression, and outstanding transparency for serious analog systems.
Features & Specifications
Patented Flux-Bridge Moving Iron Design
Grado's moving iron generator combines low moving mass with outstanding tracking accuracy, natural tonal balance, and exceptional musicality.
Australian Jarrah Wood Body
A carefully selected Jarrah wood body minimizes resonance while enhancing clarity, imaging, and tonal realism.
Nude Elliptical Diamond Stylus
The nude-mounted elliptical diamond retrieves more low-level detail and tracks complex musical passages with greater precision than bonded designs.
Low Output Design
Produces a 1.0mV output for use with high-quality phono stages that provide moving-coil gain while retaining standard MM loading characteristics.
Hand-Built in Brooklyn
Every Sonata3 is individually assembled and tested by Grado Labs in Brooklyn, New York, continuing a family tradition that began in 1953.
Why You'll Love It
- Premium Grado Timbre Series performance
- Patented Flux-Bridge moving iron technology
- Australian Jarrah wood body controls resonance
- Nude elliptical diamond for greater detail and tracking accuracy
- Hand-built in Brooklyn, New York
- Body: Australian Jarah Wood
- Cantilever: Aluminum / Elliptical Diamond
- Choose high output, low output, or mono models
- Non-sensitive to capacitive load
- Output: High 4.0mV @5 CMV (45); Low 1.0mV @5 CMV (45)
- Inductance: High Output 55mH; Low Output 6mH
- Resistance: High Output 660 ohms; Low Output 70 ohms
- Input Load: 10k-47k ohms
- Cartridge Weight: 9 grams
- Tracking Force: 1.6-1.9 grams
- Compliance: 20μm/mN
- Channel Separation: Average 30db - 10-30k Hz
- Controlled Frequency Response: 10-60 kHz
- Builds: High Output, Low Output, Mono
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