Epoch3

Phono Cartridge
Sale price$15,995.00 CAD

Tax excluded.


The Grado family proudly introduces the Epoch3, the flagship phono cartridge of the new Lineage Series, marking a significant advance in cartridge design. This hand-assembled masterpiece, crafted by John Grado in Brooklyn, combines sapphire, gold, diamond, and cocobolo wood to deliver exceptional vocal and instrumental clarity with outstanding tonal balance, dynamics, imaging, and realism. Utilizing decades of refined coil winding techniques and premium 24-karat solid gold wire, the Epoch3 ensures precise channel balance and accurate stereo imaging. Featuring a sapphire cantilever with a specially designed diamond stylus and Swiss-machined components, it offers the lowest effective moving mass and Grado’s patented Flux-Bridger design for superior frequency response, resolution, and musical fidelity. The Epoch3 embodies over 50 years of Grado’s dedication to artisanal sound quality.

 

Specs
Body Honduras Cocobolo Wood
Cantilever Sapphire / Elliptical Diamond
Output 1.0mV @ 5 CMV (45 degrees)
Controlled Frequency Response 5 Hz - 75 KHz
Channel Separation Avg. 35db, 10-30K Hz
Input Load 10-47k ohms
Inductance 8mH
Resistance 95 ohms
Cartridge Weight 12 grams
Tracking Force 1.6-1.9 grams
Compliance 20 μm/mN