Grado Prestige Gold 2 cartridge - Sold

F1nut
F1nut Posts: 49,704
edited November 2018 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
I bought this new in June of this year for $260.00. It has less than 75 hours on it and works perfectly. I just upgraded to a much more expensive cart, hence the sale.

Price: $150.00
Shipping: TBD
Payment: PayPal

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    VERY NICE cartridge! B)

    GREAT price! ;)

    GLWTS.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    Agree, GREAT cartridge and the stylus are very easily user replaceable if/when you get to that point.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    I can't believe it's still for sale.

    I'm drooling here. :p
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    I have the Grado Prestige Red that I upgraded to > the Prestige Black. Really excellent carts. I can only imagine how good the Gold is > the Red.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,330
    PM sent.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 4,949
    skrol wrote: »
    PM sent.

    Damn....X Mas coming early my friend!
  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 2,987
    Arguably the best modern MI (moving iron) design, which provides a lower mass in the cantilever. Works best with belt-drive or idler-drive tt's with the motor off to the side since they are known to have interference/hum when in close proximity to EMF like drive motors or transformers.

    Sans those potential issues, these have a wonderful warm sound.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,330
    jdjohn wrote: »
    Arguably the best modern MI (moving iron) design, which provides a lower mass in the cantilever. Works best with belt-drive or idler-drive tt's with the motor off to the side since they are known to have interference/hum when in close proximity to EMF like drive motors or transformers.

    Sans those potential issues, these have a wonderful warm sound.

    Hmmmm.... I've been using an old Grado "G" with my Pioneer PL-530 and haven't had any issues. Is there something different in the newer design that makes them more prone to hum?
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 2,987
    skrol wrote: »
    Hmmmm.... I've been using an old Grado "G" with my Pioneer PL-530 and haven't had any issues. Is there something different in the newer design that makes them more prone to hum?
    No, not at all. If you don't have hum with the G now, you shouldn't have it with the Prestige Gold2 either. You should be...wait for it...Golden! :D
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    I have to put this up for the Guinness records. Jesse is doing vinyl?????
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,862
    Jesse doesn't do vinyl he is vinyl.
  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    What a deal. Sold?
  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,330
    I looked up my TT in the Grado Hum Database and it looks like mine is good.
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k_Wr5zx-hcJ0as6wub8wIqsMu2a67DyLhzE8grJp9mc/edit#gid=0
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    @skrol,
    I think you're going to be VERY PLEASED with that Grado Gold-2. ;)B)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Congrats. Great cart
  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,056
    edited November 2018
    Great cartridge I have one myself, thought about this one as a spare but since my pay pal credit is paid off I'm going to enjoy watching others buy stuff off the forum. Congrats to the buyer and the seller great deal.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,704
    SOLD Thank you!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."


    President of Club Polk

  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,330
    Thanks and good meeting you Jesse. I haven't set it up yet. I might wait form my new headshell leads and hardware to come in but the long weekend is calling me to play.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,704
    Thanks Stan, good meeting you as well. Enjoy!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."


    President of Club Polk