Moving-iron design (MM-compatible input). User-replaceable stylus; Grado's 8MZ stylus is the classic drop-in upgrade. Superseded in 2025-26 by the Prestige '4' series (Black4/Green4 — Green4 $140 at gradolabs.com); 4-series styli fit 3-series bodies, so buy current styli. Grado publishes no stylus-life figure.
| Type | MM |
|---|---|
| Mount | half-inch |
| Stylus shape | elliptical |
| Output | 5 mV |
| Tracking force | 1.5 g |
Exact manufacturer product
Grado Prestige Black replacement stylusPrice: use the live offers below or the exact product page fitment checked July 17, 2026
Normalized from the exact replacement product identity in the cartridge research dataset.
Same drop-in mount within Grado's own cartridge family — a tier structure the manufacturer defines, not a claim about how each one sounds.
Next step up in the family: