Grado

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The First Ever
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Since 1953 Grado Labs
has hand built headphones & cartridges in Brooklyn, NY.
Through three generations the family
has kept the tradition of putting sound first.

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In the Press

An unmistakable style where refinement, premium materials, meticulous design, and harmony of the bass-mid-bass trio sublimate the listening.

Carey Dunne

Since 1953, the Grado family has been making headphones and phonograph cartridges by hand in a South Brooklyn brownstone converted into a factory, which they’ve owned for nearly a century. The 18-person company, Grado Labs, has never advertised—a cultish audiophile customer base drives its sales through word-ofmouth.

Andrew Flanagan

Grado began his business in the early ’50s, making turntable cartridges — inventing the stereo moving coil turntable cartridge in the process, a type still preferred by audiophiles — on his kitchen table. Three years later, the aforementioned fruit storefront would be converted to Grado Laboratories, located in the same spot in Sunset Park, Brooklyn to this day.


Prestige Series

Where it all begins. Deep rooted in our family, this classic series is the best way to experience the Grado sound for the first time. Including both our first ever headphone and the first metal pair, the Prestige Series embodies six decades of Grado Labs audio.

 

Grado SR60e Headphones – $79.00

  • Model Name: SR60e
  • Audio Specs:
    Transducer Type: Dynamic
    Operating Principle: Open Air
    Frequency Response: 20 – 20,000 hz
    SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
    Nominal Impedance: 32 ohms
    Driver Matched dB: .1 dB
  • Included Accessories:
    Headphones, Warranty, Grado story-sheet, 6.5mm Golden Adapter

Grado SR 80e Headphones $99.00

  • Audio Specs:
    Transducer Type: Dynamic
    Operating Principle: Open Air
    Frequency Response: 20 – 20,000 hz
    SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
    Nominal Impedance: 32 ohms
    Driver Matched dB: .1 dB
  • Included Accessories:
    Headphones, Warranty, Grado story-sheet, 6.5mm Golden Adapter

Grado SR 325e Headphones $295.00

  • Model Name: SR325e
  • Audio Specs:
    Transducer Type: Dynamic
    Operating Principle: Open Air
    Frequency Response: 18 – 24,000 hz
    SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
    Nominal Impedance: 32 ohms
    Driver Matched dB: .05 dB
  • Included Accessories:
    Headphones, Warranty, Grado story-sheet, 6.5mm Golden Adapter

Reference Series

Wood creates an incredibly unique soundscape, and the warmth of mahogany is what started our love for building wooden headphones.

These classic Mahogany favorites have been improved from top to bottom end. Every single component and material used in The ‘e’ Series has been upgraded and optimized for sensational sound.

The Mahogany wood now undergoes a new proprietary curing process that enhances its natural tone properties. Wood, being a product of nature, is subject to variations in density and other properties. Our curing process ensures consistency of the signature Grado sound. Rhodium, the most expensive precious metal on earth, is employed in The e Series headphones to prevent corrosion on connectors, and unwanted graininess in your music. Our new driver cone geometry tracks frequencies with unequaled precision, and the coil has been fine-tuned for symmetry throughout the full range. One thing we didn’t change is the traditional appearance that Grado fans cherish. The open-back form factor of our headphones produces a cleaner, more authentic sonic experience.

4E-RS1e-2T

 RS1e$695.00

4E-RS2e-3T

RS2e$495.00

Statement Series

Full-bodied and robust, this class of headphones envelopes you while keeping up with the fastest of beats. The grand soundstage reveals the sound at new depths, with Details Magazine calling the Statement Series “One of the six great indulgences of the world”.

Details Magazine called them “One of the six great indulgences of the world”, and PC Magazine said “Very likely the best sounding headphones ever made”.

GS1000e – $995.00

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GS2000e$1,395.00

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Professional Series

Listen with surgical precision through this metal and wood hybrid lineup. Including our flagship headphone, this family is hand-crafted from mahogany tone-wood, clad with powder-coated or chrome plated aluminum. Substantial, influential, and unequaled sound and fury.

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