Fabio Uses Grados - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

JLai · #1 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 07:46 PM

February issue of Stuff, page 54...

Fabio is talking about his $2,000,000 audio/video setup and it has a picture of him holding what seems to be some Grados.

Its really hard to tell what kind they are, as he has his hand over the earpiece. I'll try to get a picture of it in a sec...

Jahn · #2 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 07:48 PM

Glad to hear that our man Fabio is still at it. He loves Krell stuff, and he sets up most of his rigs himself I believe, so I wouldn't be surprised if he did his own homework on his cans as well. I wonder what model Grado...

Oh and he's a DIY guy too!

derekbmn · #3 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 07:50 PM

I remember seeing a list some where and it had HP1000s on it.

JLai · #4 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 07:51 PM

Here is the pic...

Jahn · #5 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 07:52 PM

That is definitely 100 percent a Grado HP1000.

VicAjax · #6 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 07:53 PM

i now have Fabio's crotch indelibly etched into my mind's eye.

it burns! it burns!

JLai · #7 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jahn

He loves Krell stuff

Yeah...he mentions it several times in the article and how they use an aluminum housing rather than wood to reduce distortion. I can't believe some of the prices for that stuff.

SptsNaz · #8 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 07:56 PM

Definitely look like HP1000's to me

GlendaleViper · #9 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 08:00 PM

Ahhhhh Fabio - Much as he's an easy target for ridicule (C'mon, he's THE Harlequin Romance uber-hunk) I've always had a soft spot for him, simply because he seems so damn simple and genuine. I would love to see his home rig!

JLai · #10 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GlendaleViper

Ahhhhh Fabio - Much as he's an easy target for ridicule (C'mon, he's THE Harlequin Romance uber-hunk) I've always had a soft spot for him, simply because he seems so damn simple and genuine. I would love to see his home rig!

I can't dissociate him from the "I can't believe its not butter" commercial. The bird flying into his nose was funny too.

Jahn · #11 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JLai

Yeah...he mentions it several times in the article and how they use an aluminum housing rather than wood to reduce distortion. I can't believe some of the prices for that stuff.

hmm i wonder if that's why he went for the HP1000, which is basically the anti-woody. interesting, never thought about that in terms of a personal preference!

GlendaleViper · #12 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JLai

I can't dissociate him from the "I can't believe its not butter" commercial. The bird flying into his nose was funny too.

Oh my god, I managed to forget about those ads. And the bird... can you imagine?

"My faaaaace! My beautiful faaaaaace! I need that to live!"

Audiofiler · #13 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SptsNaz

Definitely look like HP1000's to me

x2,

Lime Cat · #14 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 08:18 PM

Best thread title ever!

And...

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Originally Posted by VicAjax

i now have Fabio's crotch indelibly etched into my mind's eye.

it burns! it burns!

ditto on that.

Also that 80's stone washed jeans and white vest combo will linger for awhile... in my mind's eye. (I love Small Faces too.)

jpelg · #15 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 08:19 PM

Here's an old article from 1995:

http://www.transparentcable.com/prod...interiors.html