I am a Grado fan too, as well as other catridges. My favorite now is a Pickering XSV-3000 which does everything well, but,
What I can recommend is getting an older model Grado cart cheap.... and they aren;t expensive now.... like a GF or F series from the late 70's and 80's, and stick a $150 8MZ needle in it....
Man, that's the cat's meow for a combination an all for less than $200 for everything....
And the nice thing about that 8MZ needle is it will fit just about any other old Grado cartridge you might want to experiment with..
Good luck and enjoy the music