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RIP, Joe.  Thanks for everything you brought to the industry - great headphones, great phono carts, early entry into headphone amps, and handcrafted in the US of A (at least in the early years) goodness ... 

 

Will be breaking out the HP1000s and the old Joe Grado amp tonight.

 

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RIP.  I was sad to hear some bad stories about his new business and customers getting threats, delays and up-charges.  But his products were near-legendary.....

 

Don't have a Grado phone anymore, but will raise a glass tonight in his memory.

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RIP Joe! The SR60 was the first "high dollar"* headphone I ever bought. Had a pair of SR125s briefly as well. Don't have either anymore, but will raise a glass...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* high dollar means over $50 in the '80s :rofl:

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RIP Joe.  You strived for excellence and in so doing created something of value, enjoyed tremendously by many.  Hard to find any serious fault in a life lived in that fashion.

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Mine too. In the summer of 1993, I called some fly-by-night headphone company that was advertising in Stereophile. After asking about the SR-60s, they advised me to buy some SR-80s and a "Little" amp instead as they were sure I'd be much happier. Even though it took months to get them as they were backordered, in the end I was :) I happily used that setup for almost 10 years.

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