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Hello Audiophile enthusiasts,
Today we have the holy grail of the family group of Grado.
The legendary Grado HP 1000:
Release Date: 1989
Price: $600
Driver: dome-shaped diaphragm
Materials: voice-coil, Plastic, damping, suspension, machined aluminum alloy, stainless-steel spring rod, genuine leather, thumbscrews, stainless-steel screen, 2 polarity switch, seven Allen screws, soft foam cushion, red paint and glue
Wire: gold-plated phone plug
Units: #1000
Grado HP1000 Sound: Neutrality at its best. Neutrality king? Maybe. Very accurate and detail. Sounds very lifelike. Mind-blowing with the acoustic record. And surprisingly non-fatiguing. And "Yes" it is not treble killers like the HD800!
Grado HP1000 Design: The body is pure metal construction. The headband is pure leather. With 2% padding! The headphone itself is heavy. The pads are the same Grado hating uncomfortable pads. And the clamping force will crush your head! Unless you bend the legendary headphone.
Both cups have the Polarity Switch, correct for errors in polarity settings for records.
These headphones are 'Professional Recording Monitor", they were designed to analyze the soul of the song.
The only Grado that had a mechanical Polarity Switch. The HP2 had the same design as the HP1 but without the switch and the HP3 was a downgraded version of the first two.
Look at that beautiful switch!! Just clicking it will take you back in time.
Here is Joseph Grado himself. He hand made the HP1000 himself.
Today we have the holy grail of the family group of Grado.
The legendary Grado HP 1000:
Release Date: 1989
Price: $600
Driver: dome-shaped diaphragm
Materials: voice-coil, Plastic, damping, suspension, machined aluminum alloy, stainless-steel spring rod, genuine leather, thumbscrews, stainless-steel screen, 2 polarity switch, seven Allen screws, soft foam cushion, red paint and glue
Wire: gold-plated phone plug
Units: #1000
Grado HP1000 Sound: Neutrality at its best. Neutrality king? Maybe. Very accurate and detail. Sounds very lifelike. Mind-blowing with the acoustic record. And surprisingly non-fatiguing. And "Yes" it is not treble killers like the HD800!
Grado HP1000 Design: The body is pure metal construction. The headband is pure leather. With 2% padding! The headphone itself is heavy. The pads are the same Grado hating uncomfortable pads. And the clamping force will crush your head! Unless you bend the legendary headphone.
Both cups have the Polarity Switch, correct for errors in polarity settings for records.
These headphones are 'Professional Recording Monitor", they were designed to analyze the soul of the song.
The only Grado that had a mechanical Polarity Switch. The HP2 had the same design as the HP1 but without the switch and the HP3 was a downgraded version of the first two.
Look at that beautiful switch!! Just clicking it will take you back in time.
Here is Joseph Grado himself. He hand made the HP1000 himself.
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