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I purchased these brand new in 2022. They are one of Grado's limited edition headphone series with the exotic Cocobolo wood. RRP at the time from memory was between $900 - $1000 AUD.These are amazingly transparent, but I never had any listening fatigue. Remarkably smooth with an organic kind of w...
This listing sits in a buyer’s market for limited-edition Grado headphones, but the A$550 asking price is ambitious, clearly exceeding the 75th percentile of A$435 from 23 recent comparable AUD listings where the median is A$207. While new retail for this model hovered around A$650–A$780, the used market typically favors values near the median, making this price a stretch unless the condition is pristine or accessories are exceptional.
The Grado GH2 Cocobolo remains a well-loved, rare limited edition prized for its open-back design, dynamic driver, and exotic cocobolo wood earcups that enhance tonal warmth and aesthetics. Its 32-ohm impedance and 99.8dB sensitivity make it easy to drive, and its unique air chamber design offers a distinctive sonic texture. If this listing includes the original box, extra cups, or original-owner care, it could justify the higher price; otherwise, it’s a cautious buy for collectors rather than a clear bargain.
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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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