Opinions on a Grace F8c for a freshy


Hello all!
 

Freshy to all all this so bare with me please!

So i am purchasing a PD441 and potentially a seac WE 308SX (in a another post i have going) to get me up and running. 

 

I was wondering what opinions were on the Grace overall as a cartridge. I have been offered an excellent condition one (by the looks of it) for pretty much nothing. 

 

Are they worth getting in 2025?

My listening habits tend to range from instrumentals to ambient.

 

Thank youo!

 

chridabs

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@newbee 

Its so hard to tell from watching youtube videos etc as its a compressed file to start with and of course my setup wont be anything like what the person is using. 

 

But reading stuff on the net suggests its a decent cartridge. 

This one comes on a headshell so thats a bonus for me as i have already spent more than I initially wanted to hahah

How much did you pay for you replacement MC? What was it?

 

 

I ended up getting an F9 and will send to get upgraded once i settle my system in. 

 

Still need to get a stage and cables for the tone arm. Any suggestions??

 

Thank you all!

@elliottbnewcombjr Appreciate the help!

 

@au_lait I presume i can send it to soundsmith for an upgrade. Do you know off teh top of your head how much that would be? I am going to call them tomorrow when they are open.