Description

As in all Grado phono cartridges the Grado Labs Silver2 and Gold2 are powered by a twin magnet system.  As a result we can optimize the balance between stereo channels. We hold all magnetic circuit parts to extremely high tolerances.  This creates the desired stereo imaging. Grado’s Flux-Bridger allows the Gold2 & Silver2 to have one of the lowest effective moving mass generating systems. Of course the result is an excellent balance across the full frequency range.

Making the Epoch in the Lineage Series gave us an in-depth experience with using an outer housing as a damping device. This led to the creation of a process which de-stresses the chassis. Therefore, this dissipates unwanted energy & resonant frequencies. Which allows the desired signal to travel freely.

<h4>Grado OTL</h4>

Both the Silver2 and Gold2 use a four piece OTL cantilever with a Grado specific elliptical diamond stylus mounted on a brass bushing. With the Silver2 and Gold2, we use a machined turned generator to achieve a lower distortion and greater transparency. The Gold2 are hand selected from Silver2 production runs which meet higher test specifications. Approximately 5% of the run usually exhibits these specs and become a Gold2.

Grado’s OTL, or optimized transmission line, technology provides an ideal transfer of signal from the surface of the LP to the generator of the system. This technology rejects unwanted resonances and lowers distortion preserving the fundamental and harmonic frequencies of the music. This also helps keep noise generated by the motor system in the cartridge to a minimum.

Grado’s OTL stylus/cantilever design makes records sound quieter, improves the height, width, and depth of the soundstage, and present more detail than previously obtainable.

<h4>Made in the USA</h4>

The Silver2 & Gold2 are all hand assembled by our team in Brooklyn, with some builders having over 25 years of experience. With the recent development of the highly received Lineage Series of cartridges, we were able to have a trickle down of technology and bring a new technique to the Silver2 & Gold2.

As a result, this updated series of cartridges offers excellent tonal balance, dynamics, and realism, for a most rewarding reproduction of vocals and instruments. Our coil winding techniques, which use ultra high purity copper wire were honed during the development of the Lineage Series, have let the electrical circuits achieve unison between the four coils in each phono cartridge. This allows for a precise balance between channels and accurate stereo imaging.

Grado Labs Gold2 Audio Specs:
Frequency Response: 10-60 khz
Principal: MI
Channel Separation at 1 KHz: 35
Input Load: 47 k ohms
Output at 1 KHz 5 CM/sec.: 5 mV
Recommended Tracking Force: 1.5 grams
Stylus Type: E
Inductance: 45mH
Resistance: 475 ohms
Compliance CUs: 20
Stylus Replacement: U
Mounting: S/P
Weight: 5.5 grams