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A little piece about Grado headphones

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November 08, 2018, 01:46 PM
jhe888
A little piece about Grado headphones
Someone asked about Grado cans a few weeks ago. Here is a piece about how they are made. Interesting. They are still handmade in Brooklyn.

https://www.dwell.com/article/...tige-sr325e-9ed91b6f




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November 09, 2018, 12:04 AM
sjtill
Interesting. Didn't know still family-owned and made in Brooklyn. When article says will have bluetooth speakers, do they mean headphones? Article repeatedly refers to the phone as a "speaker".


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November 09, 2018, 07:53 AM
soggy_spinout
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The people at Dwell apparently HAT


The people at Dwell apparently HATE Android. I tried reading the article on my Samsung tablet only to be overcome by all of their site's scripting, causing the


The people at Dwell apparently HATE Android. I tried reading the article on my Samsung tablet only to be overcome by all of their site's scripting, causing the page to reload itself over and over again. What a shitsho


The people at Dwell suck. I had to switch over to my desktop to read their damn story.

It's been many years since I've owned a Grado headset. Sennheiser, Beyeraudio and AKG were more to my liking. I used to really like the sonic signature of their phono cartridges but I never too a shine towards their uncomfortable-to-me headsets. Big ears with even bigger heads don't like too small headbands with concentrated pressure from relatively puny earcups no matter how good the sound might be that's emanating from the drivers. Their later, larger designs are much more comfortable and do sound excellent even with my high mileage and somewhat shot hearing, but I'll be damned if I'm going to shell out near $3k (after tax) for a headset given where my tinnitus is these days.
November 09, 2018, 08:12 AM
f2
quote:
Originally posted by sjtill:
When article says will have bluetooth speakers, do they mean headphones? Article repeatedly refers to the phone as a "speaker".
Grado’s first Bluetooth headphone.
November 09, 2018, 09:04 AM
6guns
Thanks for posting.




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November 09, 2018, 01:03 PM
Veeper
Do they have an over-ear model, or are they all on-ear?

Do they have a preferred on-ear model that doesn't break the bank, but is comfortable as all get out? On-ear seems to cause fatique on my ears, but maybe I'm alone.




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November 09, 2018, 01:16 PM
Anubismp
I dont know about the new ones but I have SR60s that dont bother my ears even with glasses.
November 09, 2018, 01:21 PM
jhe888
On ear and open back is their thing. They do have different ear pads, and they are interchangeable. They feel different and color the sound a little differently, too.

I don't have any experience with their very expensive headphones. The whole line is widely held by audiophiles to be excellent, especially at each model's price. The three or four least expensive models are really excellent for their low price. I've heard people say the 225 and 125 are especially great for their price, are at a sweet spot for not-very expensive cans.




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