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Grado offer up a high-end cartridge at a low-end price
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Grado offer up a high-end cartridge at a low-end price

Music is a challenge for this high-output cartridge

Grado's £1,795 PS1000 headphones make high end speakers jealous

Grado is a relatively small manufacturer that specialises in phono cartridges and headphones and makes a virtue of its no-nonsense approach. This extends to the aesthetics, which divides opinion amongst audiophiles.

A grand for a pair of headphones? You can buy a pair for a tenner, and a good pair for just £100. Grado may have to do some justifying here.Appearances are promising, though,
As the dated design suggests, Grado's SR80 headphones have been around long before most of these models were just a twinkle in their manufacturer's eye. They may look like a throwback from days gone by