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Offered is „Grado Reference Series RS-1X High End Kopfhörer aus Demo“ by Grado as exhibit from the category „Wire bound Headphone“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 6930309903 ends on 24.11.2026 at 14:18 o'clock.
Condition sounds clean, and at €659 this sits basically on the market’s midpoint: just under the €662 median and comfortably inside the usual €610–€679 band. That makes it a fair ask rather than a bargain, but not an aggressive one.
That’s a good place for a Grado RS1 if you want the house sound: lively, immediate, and very good at vocals, guitar, and small-scale acoustic music. In good condition, the main upside is getting a well-regarded reference headphone without paying a premium; if pads, cable, and box are included, that adds to the value.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
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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