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post #91 of 120
7/27/07 at 12:34am
I can't believe I had never seen this thread! Incredible shots! Very interesting prototypes too. I need to get to Brooklyn soon!
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post #92 of 120
7/27/07 at 5:54am
I love a good factory tour. Thanks for sharing.
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post #93 of 120
7/27/07 at 11:09am
I missed this too. Thanks much. Great shots.
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post #94 of 120
8/3/07 at 6:44pm
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I missed this too. Thanks much. Great shots.
Me too

Fantastic !!!!
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post #95 of 120
9/7/07 at 8:25pm
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hey man! that's well thought! just wondered why!

Cheers!
Yeah. I was getting worried about the kink
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post #96 of 120
9/9/07 at 3:23pm
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Yeah I always thought they were outsourced.

BTW, I have a keen eye. Nobody else noticed this, or if they did, no one posted it. I spy with my little eye balanced XLR connectors on these GS1000s:
That's been an option now for a while:

http://www.ttvj.com/index.php?main_p...roducts_id=802

Great thread and pictures, btw, Luke!! Loads of us would have PAID to see those photos.
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post #97 of 120
9/10/07 at 12:10am
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Originally Posted by Matt_Carter View Post
Well glad to see Grados are made by dungeon slaves, then stacked in a ratty old cardboard box.

I know I wouldn't be able to sleep at night running a "facility" like this.


I know what you mean, coming from a background with many years in the manufacturing and production of metals, plastics and electronics this is not a pretty sight, but a pretty scary one !

Thanks for the nice photos, but it confirms my suspicions of how Grado's plant and operation is. Even for a small manufacturer, Grado needs a lot of industrial or methods engineering, it is no wonder we get nicks and dents on the wooden and aluminium cups, they are all thrown into a box in bulk

The trays containing the drivers looks like they were purchased from an outside source mainly China and the operator is merely cleaning it off before soldering. I need to see the soldering joints before I can detemine if they are soldered properly.

Now I have reservations on spending and upgrading for a more higher end model !
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post #98 of 120
9/10/07 at 4:11pm
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I know what you mean, coming from a background with many years in the manufacturing and production of metals, plastics and electronics this is not a pretty sight, but a pretty scary one !

Thanks for the nice photos, but it confirms my suspicions of how Grado's plant and operation is. Even for a small manufacturer, Grado needs a lot of industrial or methods engineering, it is no wonder we get nicks and dents on the wooden and aluminium cups, they are all thrown into a box in bulk

The trays containing the drivers looks like they were purchased from an outside source mainly China and the operator is merely cleaning it off before soldering. I need to see the soldering joints before I can detemine if they are soldered properly.

Now I have reservations on spending and upgrading for a more higher end model !
EdT you're back!?!
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post #99 of 120
9/10/07 at 6:38pm
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EdT you're back!?!
Yer Laurent ...LoL, got to split my time between the dozen or so forums I am on !

Darn, are you into PS1s now ? ...LoL
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post #100 of 120
9/11/07 at 1:10am
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Originally Posted by 003 View Post
Yeah I always thought they were outsourced.

BTW, I have a keen eye. Nobody else noticed this, or if they did, no one posted it. I spy with my little eye balanced XLR connectors on these GS1000s:
Doesn't Moon Audio get their orders (re)cabled at the Grado factory? I don't see it on their website but I remember reading it somewhere. Can anyone confirm or defirm?
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post #101 of 120
10/1/07 at 7:09pm
Sweet pictures! I have a pair of GS-1000s and now I know where they were made. "quality control" on the amps lol.
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post #102 of 120
12/31/07 at 6:14am
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Well glad to see Grados are made by dungeon slaves, then stacked in a ratty old cardboard box.
LAWL!!!
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post #103 of 120
12/31/07 at 7:31am
I must say this is the most amazing thread I've ever seen since I joined HF
Love my MS1 more and more
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post #104 of 120
12/31/07 at 12:12pm
Wow, I lived out on Long Island until 3 years ago and never knew about Grado. Woulda been cool to check out the factory. No matter how they're made, my MS1s sound absolutely amazing for the price. The pics kinda remind me of my dad's old watch factory here in Hong Kong.
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post #105 of 120
1/28/08 at 2:47pm
It's interesting to see all the women working in the facility considering that we all know the unfortunate male dominated status of headphones.
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