Gold 4
Grado Gold4 – The Pinnacle of the Prestige Series
Gold4 represents the highest level of performance within the Grado Prestige Series. Built on decades of cartridge design and refinement, it delivers a balanced and highly musical presentation while maintaining the consistency and reliability that define Grado cartridges.
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Gold4
Utilizing Grado’s moving iron design, Gold4 provides a stable and responsive signal with low moving mass and long-term performance. The die-injection molded housing supports consistent construction while allowing the internal components to perform with precision.
Offered in both standard mount and P-mount configurations, Gold4 is designed for a wide range of systems.
Performance
Gold4 is a high output moving iron cartridge designed for compatibility with a wide range of phono stages.
- Its presentation is defined by clarity, control, and refinement.
- Detail is resolved with precision while maintaining a smooth and composed top end.
- The midrange carries natural presence and texture, while low frequencies are delivered with definition and authority.
- Complex recordings are handled with stability and separation, maintaining a coherent and balanced presentation that allows the character of the music to come through naturally.
Diamond, Cantilever & Stylus
Gold4 features a bonded elliptical diamond mounted to an aluminum cantilever.
- The elliptical profile provides effective groove contact and reliable tracking.
- The aluminum cantilever contributes to a stable and controlled presentation.
- Together, they deliver clarity, balance, and consistency across a wide range of recordings.
- The stylus assembly is user-replaceable, allowing for easy maintenance and long-term ownership.
- All Prestige Series styli are interchangeable, providing flexibility across models while maintaining consistent performance.
Moving Iron Design
All Grado cartridges utilize a moving iron design built on Joseph Grado’s patented flux-bridger principle.
- This approach allows the cartridge to generate a precise signal with extremely low moving mass, while keeping the coil structure fixed.
- The result is a presentation that combines speed, control, and harmonic integrity without the fragility often associated with traditional moving coil systems.
- The design also ensures long-term consistency, maintaining performance over time without degradation of the internal signal path.
Coil & Internal Structure
The internal signal path is built using ultra-high purity 5N OCC copper, selected for its conductivity and consistency.
- Each cartridge undergoes cryogenic treatment and internal damping to reduce unwanted resonance and preserve signal integrity.
- The result is a presentation that remains coherent, balanced, and dynamically responsive.
Specs
- Output: 4 mV @ 5 CMV (45 degrees)
- Frequency Response: 10-55,000 Hz
- Channel Separation: Average 25 DB, 10-30,000 Hz
- Stylus: Diamond – Elliptical
- Input Load: 10k – 47k ohms
- Induction: 50 mH
- DC Resistance: 660 ohms
- Cartridge Weight: 6 grams
- Tracking Force: 1.6 – 1.9 grams
- Compliance: 20 um/mN
- Mounting: P-mount or 1/2’’ Screw Mount
