With over 50 years of experience in high-end audio, Grado Labs is known worldwide for its uncompromising quality standards and exceptional customer focus. Read more.
High-quality performances, selected for musicality
Grado Labs, with over 50 years of experience in high-end audio, is known worldwide for its uncompromising quality standards and exceptional customer focus. The Prestige Red-3 is an optimized replacement stylus within the renowned Prestige series, offering a unique combination of refinement and precision.
What distinguishes this Red-3 from the Blue-3? Only about 10% of Blue series cartridges are classified as "Red" after rigorous quality selection. This means superior channel separation, finer coil winding, and even lower tip mass. Thanks to a 17% reduction in stylus tip mass, the Red-3 delivers improved response and greater musicality, particularly noticeable in detail reproduction and stereo imaging.
Ideal for light to medium tonearms
The Grado Red-3 is ideal for tonearms with a dynamic mass of up to approximately 15 grams. Thanks to its high compliance and the Moving Iron principle, this replacement stylus offers extremely precise tracking and the warm, natural tone – characteristic of Grado.
Frequency response: 10 Hz – 55 kHz
Principle: MI (Moving Iron)
Channel separation (1 kHz): 30 dB
Output (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec): 5 mV
Recommended needle pressure: 1.5 grams
Needle type: E
Inductance: 45 mH
Resistance: 475 Ohm
Compliance: 20 CUs
Mounting: Standard/Half-Inch (S/P)
Needle replacement type: U (User replaceable)
Weight: 5.5 grams
Recommended load: 47 kOhm
