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Has anyone listened to the Grado Statement ?

I know they have reviews written about it,but I just wanted to hear from any Audiogoners about the reproduction of this cartridge,in your own words, by your own ears.
I'm leaning toward the Ref. Ref.due to my preamp not having the gain fro the .75Mv.The preamp is the CJ PV-5
with 41db gain in phono stage.Another concern I have is the cartridge on the Statement cost$1,650.00 for a retip.Ouch Ouch! That seems a bit steep,but maybe not at its 2.5k retail.Also is the extra 1K in price over the Reference
clearly heard in your opinion or not?Maybe that is too subjective of a question to answer.
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kel34
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If your happy with the warm sound that your presnet Grado produces. Then you'll absolutley love the Reference I've not heard a cartridge that can produce female vocals as eloquently as the Grado Reference. The Statemnet is awesome but not worth double the money.

I am very happy with my Reference and plan on keeping it indefinetly
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