The housing of the Opus3 is a new shape but it still keeps the wood working in tandem with the cartridge inside.
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The Opus3 is also the first cartridge to apply the breakthroughs gained in designing their high-end cartridges to a budget cartridge, as well as being the first designed with the Timbre Series in mind.
It was specifically designed to offer a cost-effective wooden cartridge while taking advantage of the techniques and processes used in the higher-end models in order to bring their entry-level and mid-range phono cartridges closer together, creating a richer and more amalgamated line, allowing the consumer easier access to incremental upgrades in their analog audio systems. The Grado Opus3 Maple Bodied Phono Cartridge is their first cartridge to feature a maple wood body. Grado Opus3 Maple Bodied Phono Cartridge: Though the Opus3 is the entry-level cartridge for their wood-bodied Timbre series the performance specs equal that of what was once their top of the line, in fact, it outperforms the F-1+ on both channel separation and output. So it was with great excitement that I greeted the opportunity to review the new Grado Opus3 cartridge. I only got rid of it because I upgraded to a Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4002 turntable which used a specialized cartridge. It also had a frequency response of 10Hz – 60,000Hz a very rare achievement in its day. It was a huge leap from my Shure M91 ED and possibly the best tracking cartridge I ever owned, able to track the infamous Telarc “1812 Overture” at 1.5 grams (the digital cannons made this an extreme challenge, you can actually see them on the record). My first high-end cartridge back in the ‘70s was the Grado F-1+.
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