FYI: The shape of the stylus of the 8MZ is .2x.2,the shape of the TLZ and MCZ is .15x.09.
I own the 8MZ and the MCZ and you can replace any stylus with any cartridge.
I own the 8MZ and the MCZ and you can replace any stylus with any cartridge.
Prestige Grado MI stylus replacement question
The question is about modern grado line of gartridges
Seems like Gold is the most advanced stylus in Grado Prestige series of MI cartridges.
But is that OK to use this stylus on cheaper grado generator like Green1, Black1 or GradoDJ or each one for their own generator only?
As i can see the specs are the same, except the higher compliance on GradoDJ (30cu instead of 20cu on all others)
http://www.gradolabs.com/cartridges/prestige-series-2
Seems like Gold is the most advanced stylus in Grado Prestige series of MI cartridges.
But is that OK to use this stylus on cheaper grado generator like Green1, Black1 or GradoDJ or each one for their own generator only?
As i can see the specs are the same, except the higher compliance on GradoDJ (30cu instead of 20cu on all others)
http://www.gradolabs.com/cartridges/prestige-series-2
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Right, just received an email from Grado confirmed that all of them (Gold,8MZ,MCZ,TLZ) works fine on prestige line Grado DJ200i body. That's good. The only problem is the cost of that styli, some of them cost exactly like a perfect vintage mm cartridge of another brand or very close to (used signet, astatic mf, audio-technica). Also Jico SAS upgrade of the stylus for other brands (used A&R, Shure, JVC) is more cost effective, no ? |
Chakster (and others) FWIW - Comments just received today from the place selling me analog gear indicate recent 8MZ styli might now be the same as the Gold1 stylus. A couple years ago the 8MZ stylus was a nude elliptical whereas the Gold1 was a bonded elliptical. More recently (perhaps as NOS 8MZ styli sold out) the 8MZ styli being supplied by Grado are reported to be bonded. Don't know anything about current stocks of MCZ or TLZ. |
There is evidently another Grado stylus above the ones mentioned, the XTZ at $450. |
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