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Zum Verkauf steht ein neues, original verpacktes Grado Prestige 78E. Der Tonabnehmer ist für 78rpm Schellack Platten geeignet. Der Tonabnehmer wurde nie gespielt und kommt in der OVP inkl. Anleitung.
Neupreis: 199,-€
Versand als Hermes Paket für 5,79€ oder Abholung.
At €140, this Grado PRESTIGE is a fair find, sitting just above the median of €96 but comfortably below the 75th percentile of €199.
This is a worthwhile buy because the Prestige line is celebrated for its open-back, mylar-driver sound that delivers a warm, engaging, and highly musical experience with excellent vocal clarity. The timing is solid given these headphones are often priced ambitiously used in Europe, and acquiring a clean, original-owner pair at this level avoids the steep new retail of roughly €225–€295. For a fellow enthusiast seeking that classic, lively Grado sound without overpaying, this listing represents a genuine buying opportunity.
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Grado Labs, a family-owned American audio pioneer, traces its roots to 1953 when Joseph Grado, a former watchmaker and Audio Hall of Famer, founded the company in Brooklyn, New York. Starting in his family's kitchen—once a fruit store—he and his brother John developed the world's first moving coil stereo phono cartridge, patenting it in 1959 and earning a reputation for precision engineering that propelled millions of units into recording studios and homes worldwide. Still handcrafting products in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, under third-generation leadership, Grado embodies enduring Italian-American ingenuity in high-fidelity sound.
The brand focuses primarily on phono cartridges and headphones, categories where it has defined benchmarks for decades. Early ventures included speakers, turntables, and wooden tonearms before concentrating on cartridges in 1963; by the late 1980s, Joseph Grado pioneered high-end dynamic headphones that rivaled top speaker systems in dynamics, pitch control, and bass. Today, iterative lines like the Prestige, Signature, "E," and "X" series deliver open-back designs prized for their natural timbre and detail, all assembled by hand without venturing into amplifiers, DACs, or speakers.
Grado occupies a niche boutique position in the high-end market, revered by audiophiles for its uncompromised, value-driven performance and vintage-inspired warmth. Free from corporate gloss, its handmade Brooklyn products command loyalty among discerning buyers seeking authentic vinyl playback and headphone immersion, blending collector appeal with modern relevance in an era of digital dominance.
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