Grado\u2019s OTL, or optimized transmission line, technology provides an ideal transfer of signal from the surface of the\u00a0LP to the generator of the system.\u00a0This technology rejects unwanted resonances and lowers distortion preserving the fundamental and harmonic\u00a0frequencies of the music. This also helps keep noise generated by the motor system in the cartridge to a minimum.<\/p>\n
Grado\u2019s OTL stylus\/cantilever design makes records sound quieter, improves the height, width, and depth of the\u00a0soundstage, and present more detail than previously obtainable.<\/p>\n
The Red2 & Blue2 are all hand assembled by our team in Brooklyn, with some builders having over 25 years of experience. With the recent development of the highly received Lineage Series of cartridges, we were able to have a trickle down of technology and bring a new technique to the Red2 & Blue2. This updated series of cartridges offers excellent tonal balance, dynamics, and realism, for a most rewarding reproduction of vocals and instruments. Our coil winding techniques, using ultra high purity copper wire which were honed during the development of the Lineage Series, have let the electrical circuits achieve unison between the four coils in each phono cartridge. This allows for a precise balance between channels and accurate stereo imaging.
\nAs in all Grado phono cartridges the Red2 & Blue2 are powered by a twin magnet system that optimizes the balance between stereo channels. All internal magnetic circuit parts are held to extremely high tolerances creating the desired stereo imaging. Grado\u2019s patented Flux-Bridger design allows the Red2 & Blue2 to have one of the lowest effective moving mass generating systems while creating an excellent balance throughout the full frequency range.<\/p>\n
The development of the\u00a0Epoch in the Lineage Series\u00a0gave us an in-depth experience with using an outer housing as a damping device. This led to the creation of a process which de-stresses the chassis and dissipates unwanted energy & resonant frequencies, allowing the desired signal to travel freely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Both the Blue2 and Red2 use a four piece OTL cantilever that has a Grado specific diamond mounted on a brass bushing. The Red2 are hand selected from Blue2 production runs which meet higher test specifications. Approximately 10% of the run usually exhibits these specs and become a Red2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10435,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[186,206],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15214","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-proaudio","product_cat-grado-labs","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","pofo-product-4col"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/15214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=15214"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=15214"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=15214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}