recstar24
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Well, as the title says, I was fortunate to get my hands on another set from a local head-fier. Apparently, this set is pretty much NOS as the pictures will show. The background goes like this:
Head-fier purchases HP-3's in 1992, only to be enamored so much by the sound to quickly buy a new set of HP-2's. HP-3's soon get sent to Joe Grado to be upgraded to HP-2 specs with new drivers. Cans come back, owner takes a listen, prefers original HP-2's, sets aforementioned cans aside and away never to be listened too until one day a new owner would be blessed with such perfection of patience and preservation (myself of couse
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As you can see and confirmed by John Grado in Zanth's interview, the HP-3's were clearly marked on the inside underneath the pads. Notice how the ink is still bold and clear, no wear whatsoever on any of the lettering on the outside of the cups and the ink is still wet too!
Owner was great in preserving the receipt of upgrade, thanks!
I was startled by how preserved even the box was, pearly white - the original owner clearly babied these things from the box down to the cans.
The inside literature - some nice backstory
Well how do they sound? Well, they sound okay right now, the drivers are essentially brand new so I need to spend a couple hundred of hours at least breaking them in, man NOS sure is a pain
Head-fier purchases HP-3's in 1992, only to be enamored so much by the sound to quickly buy a new set of HP-2's. HP-3's soon get sent to Joe Grado to be upgraded to HP-2 specs with new drivers. Cans come back, owner takes a listen, prefers original HP-2's, sets aforementioned cans aside and away never to be listened too until one day a new owner would be blessed with such perfection of patience and preservation (myself of couse
As you can see and confirmed by John Grado in Zanth's interview, the HP-3's were clearly marked on the inside underneath the pads. Notice how the ink is still bold and clear, no wear whatsoever on any of the lettering on the outside of the cups and the ink is still wet too!
Owner was great in preserving the receipt of upgrade, thanks!
I was startled by how preserved even the box was, pearly white - the original owner clearly babied these things from the box down to the cans.
The inside literature - some nice backstory
Well how do they sound? Well, they sound okay right now, the drivers are essentially brand new so I need to spend a couple hundred of hours at least breaking them in, man NOS sure is a pain
