Grace Level ll

Good new for all Grace owners or those who are willing to try them.

New line of SoundSmith styli for Grace F9 (compatible with F14, F12) available again HERE (choose your option). 

Sadly not for LEVEL II :( 

I got interested in Grace MM carts about 20 years ago and bought some used ones (no needle), F9 and F8. By chance I found a seller in Australia that had worked in Japan, He bought some needles from the "last batch" produced some 10 years after Grace production officially  stopped. Maybe made by Namiki with assistance from Grace knowhow. I bought needles for F8 + 9 (not cheap). Needle tip F9 clear, F8 sparkling blue. The audio quality is very good, no sibilance: They are about the same quality  I just hate to pay top dollar for retips. I do not spin many records so they will have to last, I am 77 years old!

The high end Grace MM cartridges are top drawer by any standard, for any time period, in my opinion of course.

;-) i am enjoying breaking in an F9 body w Soundsmith OCL….  so far it’s enjoyable without any glaring faults..

Tomic, this is one situation where the item really does get better over time.  At least that was my experience after I retipped my Grace Ruby with the OCL stylus. At first it was a little too "clinical" sounding to my ears.  But it definitely warmed up after many hours of listening.