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Grado Statement Series 0.5mV Master1 Phono Cartridge

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$1043.28 $1449 In stock

Category: Cat_All Hi-Fi

The newly redesigned Master1 and Reference1 cartridges have had their coil design reconfigured, and the effective moving mass of their generating system has been reduced by 17%.

All this is hand-assembled within a machined, new processed, Australian Jarrah wood housing.

The Master1 and Reference1 models use a five piece OTL cantilever technology achieving an additional 5% tip mass reduction over the Platinum1 and Sonata1 models.

The coils are wound with ultra-high purity long crystal (UHPLC) oxygen free copper wire.

The Master1 model is mounted with Grado's specially designed nude elliptical diamond, and the Reference1 model uses Grado's true ellipsoid design diamond.

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Victoria M. ★★★★★

The 17% reduction in moving mass is immediately audible—transients snap with a clarity my old cartridge just couldn’t deliver. Hand-assembly shows in the flawless tracking on my worn LPs, and I’ve been replaying entire sides just to hear the difference.

Ella ★★★★★

The coil redesign really shows—the bass stays tight and controlled even on complex passages, and the lower moving mass makes tracking a breeze. Setup took a bit of patience, but once dialed in, it's the most natural-sounding cartridge I've owned.

Zoe B. ★★★★★

The 17% reduction in moving mass is immediately audible—transients feel faster and more precise without losing any body. Hand-assembled build quality is visibly meticulous too.