bozebuttons Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) RIP Joe Grado. Saw this posted on AA by Danny B. http://audioasylum.com/audio/general/messages/69/692159.html Edited February 6, 2015 by bozebuttons Quote
Hopstretch Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 RIP Joe. May your guitars always sound crunchy! Quote
mikeymad Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 Rip Joe. Will break out the 60s tonight just because. Quote
agile_one Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 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. 5 Quote
skullguise Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 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. Quote
RudeWolf Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 The SR80i popped my cherry. RIP. Quote
blessingx Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 http://blog.gradolabs.com/?p=176 Quote
robm321 Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 RIP Joe. Will break out my HP-2's tonight also. Quote
agile_one Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 Great photo, Ric! Mainlining Sinatra through the Joe rig in honor of JG. Sublime. 1 Quote
robm321 Posted February 7, 2015 Report Posted February 7, 2015 Listeng to Robert Lockwood, Jr. Same result. Quote
Pars Posted February 7, 2015 Report Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) 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 Edited February 7, 2015 by Pars Quote
Aura Posted February 7, 2015 Report Posted February 7, 2015 RIP Joe. Quite a legacy to leave, no doubt. Quote
Aimless1 Posted February 7, 2015 Report Posted February 7, 2015 225s were my introduction to headphones. RIP Joe. Quote
Wmcmanus Posted February 7, 2015 Author Report Posted February 7, 2015 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. Quote
Tyll Hertsens Posted February 7, 2015 Report Posted February 7, 2015 I'd be hard pressed to name a product that introduced more people to their first elevated audio experience than the SR60. He brought a lot of music to people. RIP Joe. Condolences to family and friends. 3 Quote
Salt Peanuts Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 RIP Joe. SR-80 was my first serious headphones. Quote
dsavitsk Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 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. 2 Quote
Wmcmanus Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Posted February 8, 2015 RIP, Dean Smith. One hell of a basketball coach, and from all accounts, an equally good man. http://www.unc.edu/spotlight/carolinas-dean-smith-passes-away-age-83/ Quote
Aimless1 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 Yep, RIP Dean Smith. College basketball coach extraordinaire. Quote
grawk Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 he was a class act, and the only person to ever keep Michael Jordan to under 30 points a game Quote
Emooze Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) RIP Joe, breaking out my first good pair of cans, the SR-80s Edited February 8, 2015 by Emooze Quote
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