beatcomber
AK Member
And it's a darn shame, because it's a pretty nice sounding cartridge.
Grado FC+
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sxty8goats
Super Member
That is a damn shame. Grado is one of the few bigger names I don't actually own to play with. The charts I found didn't mention the FC+ but all the carts with a + seemed to take modern styli. Oh well. I was a hoping.
lisbeth83
New Member
I've been able to use the Black1 Stylus with my FC+ cartridge that came mounted in my Marantz 6100. It's great. The last one lasted me a few years.
https://www.turntableneedles.com/GRADO-BLACK1-Needle-527-DE-black1_p_1105.html
lisbeth83
New Member
Doing some research now because my stylus finally broke, and it's now significantly more $ than it was back when I first bought it ($25 vs $50) -- it seems that the FC+ isn't really listed in most places, and it also seems there might be different versions of the FC+ out there since some say the Grado Black1 doesn't fit. Mine certainly fits and works well, and I've bought it multiple times for that reason. Hmm weird! One thing I noticed is that mine has gold lettering, while photos I've found of other FC+ Grado cartridges online don't. Wonder if there's a difference or maybe mine's a bootleg?
lisbeth83
New Member
Anyway, it seems like if you do want to buy a conical stylus to try out (some folks claim this is what the FC+ takes), you should be able to. This seems to be one. https://www.turntableneedles.com/Needle-526-DE_p_1104.html Though, I'll repeat that my FC+ takes a Grado Black1 Stylus!
marcmorin
RIP 1953-2020
If your cart body takes the current production grado styli, the cart body is actually an FCE+1 body. Which was 1 slight tick up from the FTE+1
beatcomber
AK Member
I'd sure love to know the logic behind some of those old Grado model names. The current color coding is so much more sensible.
