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Grado, one of the oldest family owned companies
in the Audio Industry, has for almost half a century been
the leaders in design engineering for the high-end audio and
recording industries.
Grado is famous for their remarkable headphone
and phono cartridge designs and hold over 48 patents. Company
founder, Joseph Grado is credited as the inventor of the stereo
moving coil phono cartridge. He is responsible for more innovations
in phono cartridge design than any other person in our lifetime
and was inducted into the Audio Hall of Fame in 1982.
Time honored manufacturing know how and painstaking
attention to design detail allows previously unobtained levels
of pitch control, harmonic accuracy and bass quality to be
achieved. All Grado headphones and cartridges are hand made
to Grado's full performance specifications... nothing leaves
the factory unless it sounds pure Grado.
The Legacy Continues...
Joseph Grado has passed on the mantle of President to his
nephew John Grado. John has risen from sweeping the floors
of the factory as a twelve year old, to President and Owner
of Grado Laboratories. Following on from Joseph Grado's acclaimed
designs, John has led the development of the Prestige Series
and Reference Series of headphones and phono cartridges. All
of which have received World Wide acclaim by the Audio press.
GRADO'S REFERENCE SERIES OF PHONO CARTRIDGES
The Reference series of wooden cartridges are a fixed coil
design, hand-crafted at our labs from a specially selected
species of mahogany. An intricate procedure of curing is done
between production steps to achieve optimal sonic quality.
Unlike the Prestige series, the Reference series generator/stylus
module is not replaceable allowing a redesigned one piece
magnetic circuit and a reduction of chassis resonances. The
Reference series Utilizes manufacturing and assembly techniques
of fantastic accuracy and precision, the result is virtual
perfection in a phono pickup resulting in the finest pickups
in the world without exception. Should be used only with the
finest equipment. Recommended tracking force 3/4 to 2 grams.
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