So given how they all sort of are in the same family, I can say the hum aspect IS there, but not overly so.

It sounds extremely natural and has great range. I can be more on a warm side, so if you like that, you love the Grado. On the other hand, I'm not sure I'd pair it with an already warm system- could be too much of a good thing. Tracking is good generally, and it can pull out serious fine detail, and handle very complex passges, be they symphony or noisy rock.

If you were able to go up to the Platinum BTW, they have an upgrade path to the other wood-body carts in the line, which might be something to consider.

I had a GRado Black, and Gold way back when and also really liked those. They can hold their own on a Rega 1 and all the way on up to a bigger rig TT and not seem out of place.