MM Grado

Grado Labs perfects the art of sonic reproduction through its exceptional cartridges and headphones. Three generations of the Grado family have run the company since 1953. It's a pioneer cartridge company with the founder, Joseph Grado holding the patent for inventing the first stereo moving coil cartridge. Grado's cartridges have been a market leader since they first gained popularity in 1961. They evolved to make wooden cartridges with a new design with damping that eliminated resonances in the magnetic and electrical circuits in the cartridge to elevate its performance. The significant improvements in audio quality from Grado's cartridges have been praised by analog aficionados for decades.