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Offered is „Statement Series Reference 1 OVP wenig Std.“ by Grado from the category „Pick-up“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 2578159148 ends on 25.11.2026 at 08:00 o'clock.
This is a vintage-enough Grado that timing matters mainly for condition and pad wear, not for chasing a newer replacement. At €575, the ask lands exactly on the market’s median and right in the middle of the recent spread, so this reads as a fair price rather than a bargain or an ambitious listing.
That’s still a solid buy if you want the classic Grado house sound: fast, lively, immediate, with excellent mids and an engaging, front-row presentation that many listeners still prefer for vocals, guitar, and small-scale acoustic music. The Reference 1 is also a more substantial, collectible tier than the common entry models, so a clean example at this price has real appeal. If it’s complete and the pads/headband are in good shape, this is the kind of fair-priced listing an enthusiast can buy with confidence.
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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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