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post #76 of 78
4/24/10 at 3:24am
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Originally Posted by CEE TEE View Post
I also tend to believe that each house is it's own model...Grado is smaller and will probably always be so by choice and will put out great stuff that many love as the demand is there and many will be happy and Grado family/business will survive vs. Chinese companies we know nothing about and don't care as long as their products are good + inexpensive (or good value) <I know some of you know Fang so don't take this the wrong way please> vs. large, diversified companies that are super corporate and polished and can also make many happy and serve consumer need (Sennheiser/Monster/Bose)? <I know that Head-Fier's prefer Senn, but I wanted to make a point. Some of us want everyone to know and enjoy great sound plus reward the very best companies and products, others do enjoy the inside knowledge and amazing soundscape that few have a chance to experience>

I mean, without any knowledge of Joe Grado- is it really that lucrative?
The thing is, the design and construction of a headphone is not as research and development heavy as the pharmaceuticals, microprocessor or the aerospace industries. It appears to be more a matter of engineering, and thus a few great engineers can make a big difference. Jerry Harvey, for example, is supposed to be great with crossover, which is why his multi-driver IEMs are so amazing (or I so hear). Also, private companies are not subject to the intense shareholder scrutiny that public companies are - they aren't being hounded for profits every day on the stock market. They can't take a big loss for too long, that would be bankruptcy, but they can operate as long as the boss loves his work and has to enough pay the bills and employees.
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post #77 of 78
4/24/10 at 3:46am
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Originally Posted by Aynjell View Post
To have three buttocks would mean 2 cracks, and assuming normal anatomy, anomaly notwithstanding, he would have two orifices in those cracks and as such, stereo. Perhaps the ripple of the inner buttock would give a bass line, but I don't believe you could call it an extra channel to any extent.
That is just damn funny.

BUTT: Now I'm going to be wracking my brain to come up with a name for that new set-up.
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post #78 of 78
4/29/10 at 9:08am
I think it's good that there's still one company that doesn't do plastic on the high end cans. HD800, I'm looking at you, with your advanced "polymers".

I think at least the PS1000 should have metal forks. BOO!
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