I understand a dad wanting to spend quality time with kids and family. But, John is also heading one of the very very few American headphone companies, and I hate to see this company merely sitting back on its laurels, and just continue to crank out its old and proven technology. I would hope that if John wants more time for wife and kids, that he'll put someone else in charge of advancing his company's technology and developments; i.e., someone who has more time, interest, and ambition with regard to making this company great. Thus, what John should do is *delegate* this responsibility to someone who is at a point in career where they don't need to devote most of their energy to family, rather that to the job. My hope remains that Grado Corporation will take over from Sennheiser, the credit for producing the world's best headphone, and hopefully at a price that's less than $3.5K. It would be nice to see a US company assume this position, and it would be great for us headphone enthusiasts to have such a headphone available to us. And, as a Grado headphone and amp purchaser and user, I do hope that John Grado reads this.
Originally Posted by recstar24
I hope he reads this thread but skips your post. John clearly stated why he has not really gotten into the whole new headphone thing - his priorities are very clear, spending time with his children and family is much more important to him than going through extensive research and development which would take away time he would rather spend with his kids.
It's easy for people to harp on the RS-1's, saying they are colored and what not or that they don't compare to the big-wigs like the HE90 or R-10. In my humble opinion, they are right up there, the RS-1's can do things which simply amaze and in certain aspects are unparalled by anything else i have ever heard. Sure they aren't perfect and are not for everyone, but they have a very unique and special "flavor" that on some music sounds heavenly, and it makes me realize that John is a freaking genius to be able to make certain instruments sound so freaking real. He has proven to me that he has the ear, know how, and resources to create something truly special, and I would imagine and bet that we have not heard the end of what John Grado is capable of.