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Grado “The Reference” Cartridge

Original price was: $1,200.00.Current price is: $600.00.

(RS) Series Wooden Body, high output, dynamic, detailed, transparent, tantalizing.

Type: Demo with NEW cantilever and diamond from VAS.

Condition: 10/10 — like new.

Includes: Wood Box and cover.

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Product Description

NEW Cantilever and Diamond just installed and set up by:

VAS Audio

77 Cliffwood Ave,Suite: 3B

Cliffwood, NJ 07721

Tele# 1-732-888-3288 Steve Leun

the Reference2 high‑output moving‑iron cartridge from the Wood/Reference series.

Core electrical specs

  • Principle: Moving‑iron (Grado flux‑bridger type) design.

  • Output voltage: 4.8 mV at 5 cm/s, 45° (high‑output version).

  • Recommended load: 47 kΩ (standard moving‑magnet phono input).

  • Inductance: 40 mH.

  • DC resistance: 600 Ω.

  • Capacitive loading: Specified as not sensitive to capacitive load.

Mechanical / tracking specs

  • Stylus: Grado “true ellipsoid” diamond profile, factory‑mounted (non‑user‑replaceable).

  • Cantilever: Five‑piece OTL (optimized transmission line) design with reduced effective tip mass.

  • Recommended tracking force: 1.5–1.9 g (typical setup target 1.6–1.8 g).

  • Cartridge weight: 10 g.

Frequency / separation performance

  • Controlled frequency response: 10 Hz – 60 kHz.

  • Channel separation: Average 40 dB from 10–30 kHz.

Body / construction

  • Body material: Jarrah wood (dense Australian hardwood) for added rigidity and damping.

  • Mount: Standard 1/2‑inch mount.​

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