Anyone who enjoys music should pause for a moment and give thanks for the life of Joe Grado... "Don’t cry for me for I go where music is born" ~ Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Thank you Danny for sharing this sad news, as well as being such a fine friend to Joe for many years.  I am...

Many thanks Paul,   The personalized drawings were very nice contributions to the party.  I believe that Danny, Evelyn, Mike and Bonnie would agree with me that Joe was very pleased to have them as a remembrance of your friendship.   Kind regards,   Martin

Danny,   The birthday party on July 5th for Joe was excellent and I wanted to again thank you for making the arrangements.  Here's a link to the images I have from the occasion in case others might enjoy them as well:   http://tinyurl.com/73af3pv   Many thanks,   Martin

Here's a link to a collection of images from CanFEST 2012:    http://tinyurl.com/cbm5s6m    I'll pass the individual image files found at the above link along to Danny as soon as I'm able.  Again, a job well done by the organizers and a fine time had by all.

  Once again Danny and the other organizers did an outstanding job today with the latest version of CanFest in Charlotte, NC.  It was great seeing so many familiar faces who were vendors, those who came to see and test out their latest and greatest offerings as well as a living legend like Joe...

Paul,    I just noticed this one and wasn't sure if I had sent you a pm or not in response to your question.  Joe uses Ziploc bags to keep particulate matter out of his personal phones and I do as well. To me it's an inexpensive way of helping to protect your investment.  I'd think that once...

Elk,   As was the case with CanFest 2010, these images turned out great.  This is especially the case considering they were made with a cellphone.  What type phone were you using?  Regardless, thanks for sharing them with us.

  CanFEST 2010 was well worth attending and a fine way to spend a hot Saturday.  As there are a pile of images from the event being posted on Head-fi and other sites, I felt I’d share the following link to a few images made while folks were talking with Joe Grado at his table:  ...

  CanFEST 2010 was well worth attending and a fine way to spend a hot Saturday.  As there are a pile of images from the event being posted on Head-fi and other sites, I felt I’d share the following link to a few images made while folks were talking with Joe Grado at his table:  ...

  Many thanks GreatDane. Sorry for the slow response, but as mentioned earlier, unfortunately I’m only an occasional user of Head-Fi.    I've pulled the images you had mentioned, for the time being.  Joe Grado is no longer making this model of mic, although it's still sublime and we used...

Paul, Sorry for the slow response. I was away over the weekend and just now noticing your follow-up question. Joe is really down on foam when used in direct contact with phones and his latest microphones; due to the amount of time he has had to spend over the years picking the stuff out...

Paul, Joe Grado stores his HP-1000’s in zip lock bags when not in use, even if they are inside another container. I do likewise. Since he first introduced the HP-1000, Joe has noticed that the blue foam supplied with the original box decomposes with the passage of time and leaves deposits...

Quote: Originally Posted by MONVMENTVM Maybe it's also why the build quality of these were never matched again by Grado. On the other hand don't forget that it wasn't until John Grado took over and built headphones for the consumer/audiophile market that Grado earned so much attention...

Quote: Originally Posted by achristilaw I have two pairs of HP-2's, one had the general (non I) upgrade by Joe in 07'. I am considering sending the NOS pair and go full boar for the NOS driver and cable upgrade while Joe is 86 years young. I was speaking with him three weeks back and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nik A long wait a superb work that Joseph have done on my HP2 were “i” means improved, a new double cable and some other things on the new drivers (I don’t know what…). My old HP2 is now a NEW one and (I think) a very rare unit because the work of the...