....JM, the Grado Red is a very nice entry level cart! Very nice mids, overal warm, great detail and very nice spacing between instruments. Has very good imaging as well. Its not as dynamic and detailed as the 2M Red, but does eveything else just as good as the 2M Red.


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I did a little Sarah Vaughan and Joshua Redman this morning.

Once I got the cart properly set and dialed in at 1.5g the sibilance went away and the bass sounded really good and full. I especially like the mids...and its a great cart with the Grado phono amp.

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I dont know if they still make the Grado Red but for the price, its not bad at all. The only negative thing I can say is there is a slight hum, but it seems to stop once the needle hits the record.

Did you notice a hum? And what does the wood add to the wood body Grado carts?

The 2M Black and the Simaudio should be here in the second week of April....But I could easily live with a Grado Sonata seeing that its more audiophile quality...and after I get the 2M Black and play with it for a while I may get a wood body Grado....my dealer has them at great prices... so what does the wood add to carts? I think Ortofon has wood body's but to expensive. Yeah, the Grado Red is a good smooth presentation. Thanks for the pleasure of letting me listen to it.