Yeah, I respect their unapologetic means of operation. It reminds me of a grandpa that will have it his way every time because he is just 'right' and his wisdom will far overpower anything else. The KISS (keep it simple stupid) model seems to be imminent with their products. Parts have remained simplified over the years so they can invest more time on the driver, which I prefer. I love how they don't try to reinvent the already invented wheel.
GW100x is the only grado that you can't padroll with, so you will only use it as intended.
detachable cables are sometimes nice, but introduce new points of failure as well… I guess they won’t do it.
I'm very tempted to scoop a pair. Would have a lot of use in my office, we'll see. I agree though!
Yeah actually I don't even want detachable cables. Just lighter weight and softer cables that are a better ergonomic match to their lightweight headphones would be nice
This is exactly it tbh. As much as people complain about it, I'm happy Grado stays true to themselves and ignores outside pressure. I want Grado to be Grado. And their mentality is what keeps them pure. Otherwise, they'd just be like everyone else on the market.Grado business model in a nutshell:
1. Do zero advertising
2. Let the product speak for itself
3. Keep the business family run
4. Stay true to the Grado developed "House" sound
5. We have to answer to no one but ourselves because we are a private company
All parameters that make a unique sound profile, unimpeaded by pressures, or what anyone else thinks.
Works... but is it in their best business interest long-term? Guess so, they've been doing it since 1953.
I hope they fluorish as long as I'm alive, elsewise I'd be a very sad man.
These variables have also all made us superfans of such quality audio.
Long live Grado Labs!
Exactly my thoughts. There are enough copies of each other out there already.
Yeah, I mean...not everyone needs to compete with sennheiser and audeze. Which is how I feel about a lot of the criticism of grado. Those headphones already exist, just buy those if that's what you're looking for. As for the non removable cable., i agree it's very dated and not very intuitive. But the cables are built to last. I can personally vouch for that. And I suspect that Grado does this because it's their way of forcing you to use a good cable. The majority of people will just buy the cheapest cable they can find. It's part of the package and their sound.
You misunderstood. I'm not really talking about us. I mean the audiophile community as a whole. I know you guys don't want them to be like sennheiser. I was just pointing out why I suspect Grado is very closed off to the community. We are a tiny fraction of that community. I believe most people here would have very reasonable back and forths with Grado because we understand their product. But imagine people from ASR or r/headphones. It would be a disaster. And most of those people would likely only get angrier if Grado were more transparent about their decision making.
