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GRADO RS-1 RS1 HEADPHONES

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The Grado RS-1 headphones are the Masterpiece in the superb and world-class collection of Grado headphones. It is a stellar product, brimming with elegance in finish and sound reproduction. Featuring handcrafted Mahongany earpieces made using an intricate curing process, Grado has been able to optimize the tonal quality. The Grado RS1 headphones use dynamic transducers in an open-air configuration, the cups being open-backed. The result is a smooth, coherent sound with detailed dynamics. Frequency response ranges from 12-30 kHz and the drivers are matched to 0.05dB. Weighing 9oz, the headphones are an example of the wonder of mother nature with a gorgeous, honey-colored look.

As testament of their stellar performance, the Grado RS-1 RS1 headphones are the only product ever nominated by Stereophile for their "Product of the Year" distinction, two years in a row!

Features of Grado RS-1 RS1 headphones
Vented diaphram
Wooden air chamber
Ultra High Purity Long Crystal copper voice coil wire
Ultra High Purity Long Crystal copper connecting cord

What people say about the RS1

"I say that the RS1 is a Masterpiece."
Loren Alldrin - Pro Audio Review Vol.4, No.6

Rated Class "A" on Stereophile's recommended components list.

"The RS-1 offers something so stunning that price becomes irrelevant"
Gavin Isaacs, Audio Video

"I can honestly say that there is no better sounding headphone than the Grado RS1."
Corey Greenberg, Home Theater Vol.3, No.5

Comparison of Grado Reference Headphones

Grado RS1e headphones

Transducer Type: Dynamic
Operating Principle: Open Air
Frequency Response: 12 - 30,000 hz
SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
Normal Impedance: 32 ohms
Driver Matched dB: .05 dB

Grado RS2E HEADPHONES

Quite handily one of the best headphones, it serves the musical source without exaggeration so you can listen as if you were with the artists recording in the studio. Because of this, if you are seeking bass thumpers or ear-splitting sound, or overabundant detail, the R2SE is not for you. It is well-balanced top to bottom purposely to accurately serve the artist's intent for the recording, not anyone else's remixing of it.

In case you want a remix version of the music, you can do this yourself through your own equalization - just play with the bass and treble controls, haha.

FYI, We read somewhere that replacing the RS2E's cushion with Grado's own G-cush turns it into an over-the-ear design and makes the sound slightly different (we won't say better because we defer that judgment for you to make): wider soundstage, sub-bass tauter, etc. Just like tube and stylus rolling, eh?

Specifications:
- Transducer Type: Dynamic
- Operating Principle: Open Air
- Frequency Response: 18 - 24,000 hz
- SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
- Normal Impedance: 32 ohms
- Driver Matched dB: .05 dB

GRADO SILVER 1 SILVER1 P-MOUNT T4P PHONO CARTRIDGE

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Grado P-mount T4P cartridges are acclaimed worldwide by experts as virtually the finest pickups at their price points. The Grado Prestige series of P-mount T4P cartridges are designed for high output and excellent stability under the most demanding conditions. All of the the range uses Grado's patented Optimized Transmission Line (OTL) technology which makes your records sound quieter, improve the height, width and depth of the sound stage and offer more detail than previously achievable. Grado's OTL technology is all about delivering more music, more performance.

Grado Silver 1 P-mount T4P Phono Cartridge Specifications
- Type: Moving magnet
- Output voltage: 5mV
- Frequency response: 10Hz-60kHz
- Load impedance: 47k ohms
- Channel separation: 35dB
- Stylus type: Elliptical
- Stylus replacement: User replaceable
- Compliance: 20mm/N
- Tracking force: 1.0-2.0 g
- Recommended tracking force: 1.5 g
- Weight: 5.5 g

For stylus replacements, refer to Related Products:
- Standard stylus: Grado Silver Stylus
- Upgrade stylus: Grado Gold Stylus

GRADO SILVER 1 SILVER1 PHONO CARTRIDGE

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Grado cartridges are acclaimed worldwide by experts as virtually the finest pickups at their price points. The Grado Prestige series of cartridges are designed for high output and excellent stability under the most demanding conditions. All of the the range uses Grado's patented Optimized Transmission Line (OTL) technology which makes your records sound quieter, improve the height, width and depth of the sound stage and offer more detail than previously achievable. Grado's OTL technology is all about delivering more music, more performance. Grado Silver uses a four piece OTL cantilever system, ultra-high purity long crystal oxygen free copper wire in the coils and Grado's specially designed elliptical diamond mounted on a brass bushing.

Grado Silver 1 Phono Cartridge Specifications
- Type: Moving magnet
- Output voltage: 5mV
- Frequency response: 10Hz-60kHz
- Load impedance: 47k ohms
- Channel separation: 35dB
- Stylus type: Elliptical
- Stylus replacement: User replaceable
- Compliance: 20mm/N
- Tracking force: 1.0 - 2.0 g
- Recommended tracking force: 1.5 g
- Weight: 5.5 g

For stylus replacements, refer to Related Products:
- Standard stylus: Grado Silver Stylus
- Upgrade stylus: Grado Gold Stylus

GRADO SILVER STYLUS

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The Grado Silver stylus is designed for the Grado Silver phono cartridge and equivalent Grado phono cartridge models. The Grado Gold stylus (shown in the Related Products) elevates the Grado Silver phono cartridge to the fidelity and sound quality of the Grado Gold phono cartridge.

Resources
How to replace and install Grado stylus (PDF)
How to replace and install Grado stylus (JPG)

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Grado SR-125 headphones, Grado SR125 headphones, head phone wireless headphones

One of the two Grado headphones that have gained legendary status, the SR125 have received rave reviews from around the world and are one of the most commonly recommended headphones in the market today. The SR125 received the Stereophile Product of the Year award in two categories: "The Accessory of the Year" and the prestigious "Budget Component of the Year."

 

The SR125 feature an improved diaphragm and voice coil design and UHPLC (Ultra-high purity, long crystal) copper voice coil wire. The diaphragms are put through a special 'de-stressing' process in order to enhance inner detail. An improved headband spring provides even greater comfort allowing the listener to relax and enjoy the fine tonal spread and balance. Bass, midrange and treble are all more open.

The SR125 offer natural sound quality with abundant detail, clarity, and well defined bass. They sound excellent with portables and inexpensive home audio electronics. For use with sources that require a minijack (computer, portables, etc.), you will need a 1/4 inch to mini adapter. This is not included in the package.

Features of SR125 headphone
Vented diaphram
Non-resonant air chamber
Ultra High Purity Long Crystal copper voice coil wire
Standard copper connecting cord
1/4 inch plug

What people say about the SR125

"simultaneously musical and revealing of every nuance recorded."
Robert J. Reina- Stereophile

Winner of " Critics Choice" Award presented by SOUND & VISION

Winner of Audio Video's "GRAND PRIX AWARD"

"Nearly every headphone-using colleague I spoke to in the USA keeps either SR60, SR80, or SR125s handy for reviewing."
Ken Kessler - HiFi News & Record Review

"Analytical listening was helped by the well-defined locations of individual instruments and voices. If headphones can be as musically satisfying as this, they must be pretty good."
Gramophone


Comparison of Prestige Series Headphones

 

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Grado SR-225 headphones, Grado SR225 headphones, head phone wireless headphones

The SR225 have the same features as the legendary SR125 with the addition of increased air flow by 50%. This is achieved through an improved rear metal screen and closer matched drivers (0.5db matching). The result is an enlarged soundstage and see-thorugh quality achieved from closer driver tolerances, while the improved rear screen frees the headphone from colorations.

 

The SR225 offer balanced natural sound quality with definition, dynamics and very tight bass. They sound excellent with portables and inexpensive home audio electronics. For use with sources that require a minijack (computer, portables, etc.), you will need a 1/4 inch to mini adapter. This is not included in the package.

Features of SR225 headphone
Vented diaphram
Non-resonant air chamber
Ultra High Purity Long Crystal copper voice coil wire
Standard copper connecting cord
1/4 inch plug

What people say about the SR225

"The SR225s sound unlike any other headphone. They have an amazingly solid presentation, packed with weight and presence. There is also a pleasant richness in the midrange that benefits all types of music."
What HiFi

HI-FI Choice Recommended

"Sounding very good at both low and high levels, these headphones are of reference quality both for the classical virtues of neutral frequency response and low coloration, as well as for their clarity and the high degree of listener involvement envoked."
Martin Colloms - HI-FI News & Record Review

"Music flows through this headphone organically and believably, with irrepressible dynamics and bounce."
HiFi Choice

"When it comes to classical music, the Grados reproduce instruments with both believable timbre and solidity. The treble boosts fine detail and no hint of agression. ... these Grados are hard to beat!"
What HiFi


Comparison of Prestige Series Headphones

 

GRADO SR-325i SR 325i SR325i HEADPHONES

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The SR325i are the top of the range Prestige headphones. They incorporate all of the design features of the lesser models, combined with UHPLC wire in both the voice coil and connecting cord. Non-resonant aluminum alloy is used in the make up of the metal driver housings. Grado also embarked on a complex treatment in order to increase the materials porosity. This ensures that the earphone chamber has no "ringing" which may obscure detail or add coloration. The resulting headphone combines pristine, open and very detailed highs, well defined mid range and vocal bass.

The SR325i sound excellent with portables and inexpensive home audio electronics. For use with sources that require a mini-jack (computer, portables, etc.), you will need a 1/4 inch to mini adapter. This is not included in the package.

Features
- Vented diaphragm
- Aluminum air chamber
- Ultra high-purity long crystal copper voice coil wire
- Ultra high-purity long crystal copper connecting cord
- 1/4 inch plug

Reviews
"The SR325s are easily the flattest, most accurate sounding phones tested, for critical monitoring, the Grados are hard to beat. Of all the phones tested, the SR325s were the only headphones I felt trustworthy enough for mixing." -Loren Alldrin, Pro Audio Review Vol.4, No.6

"Of all the Grado Prestige headphones I've heard, the SR325 is my favorite!" - John Gatski, Audio Magazine Vol.82, No.6

Awards
Winner of Audio Video's "Grand Prix Award"

Grado SR325i Headphones Specifications
- Transducer type: Dynamic
- Operating principle: Open air
- Frequency response: 18Hz-24kHz
- SPL 1mV: 98
- Normal impedance: 32 ohms
- Driver matched db: 0.05

GRADO SR-60 SR 60 SR60 HEADPHONES

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The legendary Grado SR60 has long been the standard to beat in inexpensive headphones. It is one of the two most awarded headphones in history, the other being another Grado headphone, the SR125. The SR60 has received rave reviews from around the world and is the most commonly recommended headphone in the market today. The SR60 was awarded Stereophile "PRODUCT OF THE YEAR" in two categories, "The Accessory of the Year" and the prestigious "Budget Component of Year".

The SR60 offers smooth, liquid sound and tight bass. It works very well and sound fantastic with portables and inexpensive home audio electronics. For many people, their ears will awed by this remarkable headphone.

Features of SR60 headphones
- Vented diaphragm
- Non-resonant air chamber
- Standard copper voice coil wire
-Standard copper connecting cord
- Mini plug with 1/4" adapter

What people say about the SR60

"I love my iPod but hate its wimpy, tinny earbuds. So I replaced them with a pair of Grado SR60s. They look like AV lab equipment circa 1981 yet cater to audio snobs, packing high-end quality into lightweight plastic ant foam. These can give vibrant fidelity, even at low volume."
Stuart Luman, WIRED magazine

"The Budget Grados stand comparison with Audiophile headphones costing many times their prices.
Way Recommended!!!"
Corey Greenberg - STEREOPHILE Vol.17, No.6

"The most varied group to be voted on, there was very little spread in the balloting with one exception: Grado's remarkable SR60 headphones. Both Corey Greenberg and Sam Tellig raved about the SR60s in print. Pretty much every other writer who tried them voted for them."
John Atkinson - STEREOPHILE Vol.17, No.12

"Superb musical performance; free from the in-head lateralisation that plagues headphones."
HI-FI Chioce

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Grado SR-80 headphones, Grado SR80 headphones, head phone wireless headphones

Built on the same features as the legendary and world-acclaimed SR60 but utilizing a 4 conductor connecting cable and larger ear cushions, the SR80 gives a more open stage. The SR80 delivers an improved bass resonance, which enhances the overall detail. John Grado says he strove for the best sounding phones for the money, and with the glowing reviews the SR80's have received, who can argue.

 

The SR80 offers more articulation and subtlety. It sounds excellent with portables and inexpensive home audio electronics. This is best bang for the buck Grado headphone.

Features of SR80 headphone
Vented diaphram
Non-resonant air chamber
Standard copper voice coil wire
Standard copper connecting cord
Mini plug with 1/4" adaptor

What people say about the SR80

"...these are truly wonderful headphones, they've got the bass energy... ripping into heavy tracks with a gusto that eludes lesser rivals. With vocals they intoxicate with a natural feel and beautifully proportioned soundstage: few headphones can transport you as convincingly... The Grado SR80's are special. Buy'em, and Love'em."
What HiFi

"First Headphone ever awarded a "GOLDEN NOTE AWARD" Presented by the Academy for the Advancement of High End Audio."

Winner of Audio Video's "GRAND PRIX AWARD"

"It figures that these Brooklyn-made phones would kick some serious butt. These babies have a pretty big sound; a powerful, tight bottom end, very articulate midrange, and a good top end. They have an airy, open quality-less in your head then most phones near their price."
Audio Video Vol. 1, No. 4 - Steve Guttenberg

"If you are looking for a headphone to use as a reference, you may want to go up the line. To me, the SR80 is the price-performance winner."
Pro Audio Review Vol. 2, No. 5 - Tom Jung, DMP recordings


Comparison of Prestige Series Headphones

 

Grado SR125e headphones

Transducer Type: Dynamic
Operating Principle: Open Air
Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 hz
SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
Normal Impedance: 32 ohms
Driver Matched dB: .1 dB

Grado SR125i headphones

Transducer Type: Dynamic
Operating Principle: Open Air
Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 hz
SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
Normal Impedance: 32 ohms
Driver Matched dB: .1 dB

Grado SR225e headphones

Transducer Type: Dynamic
Operating Principle: Open Air
Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 hz
SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
Normal Impedance: 32 ohms
Driver Matched dB: .05 dB

Grado SR225i headphones

Transducer Type: Dynamic
Operating Principle: Open Air
Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 hz
SPL 1mW: 99.8 dB
Normal Impedance: 32 ohms
Driver Matched dB: .05 dB