Balance, Dynamics, Imaging, Resolution, and Realism That Will Have You Pulling Out LP After LP: Grado Aeon3 MI Phono Cartridge Features Innovative Shielding Technique

Inspired by the Lineage Series flagship, Epoch3, the Grado Aeon3 MI phono cartridge plays with with a degree of balance, dynamics, imaging, and realism that will pin you to your seat and have you pulling out one LP after another. Delivering vocals and instruments with exceptional resolution, it mines the entire frequency system with an elegant precision that doesn't forget the importance of emotionalism, liveliness, and fun. Equipped with a a diamond stylus mounted on a sapphire cantilever, thermal-aged cocobolo wood body, and twin magnet system, Aeon3 places music on a massive soundstage that brings the public concert to your personal listening room.

As should be expected of any product of its caliber, Aeon3 spills over with perfectionist-minded engineering – coil-winding that yields exact unison between the four coils, 24-karat solid gold wiring, Swiss screw-machined and molded metal magnetic circuit parts, and Grado's patented Flux-Bridge generator included. Crafted in Brooklyn with final assembly done by Mr. John Grado himself, it also touts a new four-step shielding process that isolates the wire turns in the coils. The technique allows for unprecedented clarity in the signal path. Once Aeon3 hits the grooves of your favorite LPs, you'll immediately know you're in the presence of something extremely special.

Harmonic Materials
A major step forward in phono cartridge design, the sapphire, diamond, and cocobolo work in harmony to bring this cartridge to life. The specially designed diamond stylus is mounted on a sapphire cantilever that connects to the stylus generating system. Aeon3 features a unique system that has the lowest effective moving mass of any cartridge, providing wonderful tracking on your turntable. Grado's patented Flux-Bridger generator design creates a superior balance throughout the full frequency spectrum with superb resolution and clarity, which produces an overall truer picture of the music.

Extreme Precision
Grado has combined newly developed coil winding techniques with decades-old disciplines. All of the internal magnetic circuit parts are Swiss screw-machined or molded metal, which have tolerances on the order of the best Swiss-made watches. A new four-step shielding process brings not only exact unison between the four coils but an unobstructed path for the cleanest signal in any phono cartridge. This creates precise balance between channels and accurate stereo imaging.

Built from Cocobolo
Aeon3 is nestled inside a cocobolo housing, adding solid mass and a bold yet revealing signature sound. Cocobolo, known for fine instruments and those chess sets that look too nice to touch, is some of the most beautiful and tonally pleasing woods we have ever used. This specially selected species of cocobolo goes through a variation of thermal aging processes and enhances its ability to better dampen and control the resonant frequencies throughout the cartridge. Its denseness and grain is a primary reason why it produces such a unique sound.