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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
elliottbnewcombjr
5,968 posts
 

My pick for my 1st Moving Coil (and I highly recommend) is AT33PTG/ii which is MicroLinear on tapered boron, for $650. delivered.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/387925592852?_skw=at33ptg%2Fii&epid=27032781048&itmmeta=01K1X4Y5Z9KDVM8RA6JYQSWYNZ&hash=item5a522acb14%3Ag%3AbvQAAeSwn8xnq2tx&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1f8ANXCrE5B319vKighqSMTcJHwJKZoGfD3nHqaxoTtDDlWTF0j27OthogTJoYl9mt33smBraS94ajiboZ5H3RmP9ohqxclqt%2BvlX%2Bg5yC8K%2BOBipVXZyvC39PZrhSRQoo%2BWBjLj4HLrTAYV45nwssub6mpRKSuNoYP5h5q%2FW%2BOZlwa3GOEgHiWpIgHIQE%2FwFUuhSXGiM%2BpfNKtjw9iHgeKU%2FXjQHuolYMyrti0QkPnoPAkUDwwqmNLEjL0yVlf3sE%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-jf-KSPZg&LH_ItemCondition=3

After a few years of active playing, I traded my 1st one in with AT and got a new replacement cartridge for a bit less than half of AT's full price, so over time they cost less. 

lewm
13,778 posts
 

It is true of any and every MM cartridge I’ve ever seen; you can replace the stylus assembly yourself without factory or any professional assistance. It’s true of many high output MI cartridges like Nagaoka and B&O, also.

wrm57
1,092 posts
 

Boron cantilever with Micro-Ridge stylus - LIMITED EDITION $999

Has anybody tried this one?

 

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