With The Hemp, Grado Labs has used hemp as the main material for the ear cups for the first time.

The highly compressed hemp creates natural damping between the fibers, resulting in a fuller sound with emphasized bass and smooth treble.

To balance the sound, maple wood was integrated, which was already valued for its acoustic qualities in earlier models.

The specially tuned drivers have been optimized for the new materials through extensive testing. Each headphone is handcrafted in the Grado studio in Brooklyn, guaranteeing the highest quality workmanship.

The Grado The Hemp offers a warm, natural sound with a pronounced fundamental tone, clear mids and rich, defined bass. The highs are detailed without being intrusive. The open design creates an airy, spatial presentation that is particularly impressive for acoustic music and voices.

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The Grado Signature S950 is a high-end open-back headphone that continues Grado’s tradition of using fine woods. For the first time, it features Brazilian walnut, known for its density and stability, supporting a natural, detailed sound signature.

Design and materials: Each headphone is handcrafted from Brazilian walnut, with each housing’s individual grain unique. Weighing just 395 grams and featuring a redesigned headband with 50% more padding than previous models, the S950 offers superior comfort for long listening sessions.

Technical specifications: The Signature S950 features the new 52 mm S-driver, which ensures precise and low-distortion reproduction. The frequency range extends from 3.5 Hz to 51.5 kHz, with an impedance of 38 ohms and a sensitivity of 117 dB SPL/mW.

Cables and connectors: The headphones feature detachable cables that connect to the earcups via a 4-pin mini XLR connector. They come standard with the Grado Signature Gold cable, which is 1.8 meters long and has a 6.35 mm jack plug. Future cable options with 4-pin XLR and 4.4 mm balanced connectors are planned.

Sound characteristics: Compared to the analytically tuned HP100 SE, the Signature S950 offers a more neutral and balanced sound reproduction. The highs are detailed, the mids smooth, and the bass present without being overpowering, enabling relaxed and natural music reproduction.

With its combination of fine materials, innovative technology, and outstanding sound quality, the Grado Signature S950 is an enrichment for discerning music lovers.

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The Grado Signature HP100 SE is a high-end headphone designed to celebrate the 100th birthday of company founder Joseph Grado. This model pays homage to the original Signature HP1 from the early 1990s and combines classic design with modern technology.

Newly developed 52 mm driver: The HP100 SE features an all-new 52 mm dynamic driver with a paper composite diaphragm and a powerful rare earth magnet. The copper-clad aluminum voice coil ensures excellent high-frequency resolution, smooth midrange, and powerful bass with minimal distortion.

Housing and design: The housing is custom-crafted from specially treated aluminum and features an elegant space gray finish. The product name is finely engraved on the front, giving the headphones a sophisticated look.

Detachable cables: For the first time, Grado headphones feature detachable cables. The new, softer yet durable braided cable terminates in a 6.3 mm jack plug and connects to the housings via a 4-pin mini XLR connector. Additional cable options, such as 4-pin XLR and 4.4 mm balanced connectors, will be available in the future.

Comfortable headband: The redesigned headband offers 50% more padding than previous models, ensuring superior comfort during long listening sessions. A stainless steel band and adjustable height rods allow for a custom fit and minimize fatigue.

The Grado Signature HP100 SE is a masterpiece of audio technology that combines tradition and innovation and offers the highest listening pleasure.

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The redesigned Grado Statement3 phono cartridge is better than ever. Truly the best Grado phono cartridge ever made.

The new Grado Statement3 utilizes four reconfigured coils, a precision-engineered ultra-low mass generation system (lower than any moving coil cartridge), a boron cantilever and a diamond cut to Grado’s strict specifications. All of this is assembled by hand and housed in an Australian Jarrah wood cabinet designed to optimize mass distribution, creating one of the most stable tracking phono cartridge systems in the world.

The output of the new Statement3 is 1.0 mV. This optimized output results in maximum dynamics with today’s ultra-low noise phono stages. The upper range seems to stretch on forever with remarkable delicacy and speed, while the middle range is rich and complex. The Statement’s presentation of low frequency information and bass dynamics is solid, authoritative and powerful. The imaging is detailed and precise, with a soundstage that hugs you and draws you into the music.

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The Master3 and Reference3 models utilize five-piece OTL cantilever technology, providing an additional 5% tip mass reduction over the Platinum3 and Sonata3 models. The coils are wrapped with oxygen-free copper wire with ultra-high purity long crystal (UHPLC). The Master3 model is mounted with Grado’s specially designed naked elliptical diamond, and the Reference3 model uses Grado’s real ellipsoid design diamond. These pickups are individually calibrated.

Available in 2 versions:

• LOW output cartridge: 1.0mV
• High output cartridge: 4.0mV

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The Master3 and Reference3 models utilize five-piece OTL cantilever technology, providing an additional 5% tip mass reduction over the Platinum3 and Sonata3 models. The coils are wrapped with oxygen-free copper wire with ultra-high purity long crystal (UHPLC). The Master3 model is mounted with Grado’s specially designed naked elliptical diamond, and the Reference3 model uses Grado’s real ellipsoid design diamond. These pickups are individually calibrated.

Available in 2 versions:

• LOW output cartridge: 1.0mV
• High output cartridge: 4.0mV

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The Platinum3 and Sonata3 models use a modified four-part OTL cantilever technology that achieves a 10% tip mass reduction over the Prestige series and ultra-high purity oxygen-free long crystal copper wire (UHPLC) in the coils. The Platinum3 model uses the elliptical diamond specially designed by Grado and the Sonata3 model uses the naked elliptical diamond specially designed by Grado.

Available in 2 versions:

• LOW output cartridge: 1.0mV
• High output cartridge: 4.0mV

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The Platinum3 and Sonata3 models use a modified four-part OTL cantilever technology that achieves a 10% tip mass reduction over the Prestige series and ultra-high purity long crystal oxygen-free copper wire (UHPLC) in the coils. The Platinum3 model uses Grado’s specially developed elliptical diamond.

Available in 2 versions:

• LOW output cartridge: 1.0mV
• High Output Cartridge: 4.8mV

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The Opus3 was specifically designed to bring entry-level and mid-range phono cartridges closer together, creating an even tighter cartridge ecosystem. Grado worked on the Opus3 as a low-cost wooden pickup, using the techniques and processes of the high-end models. If setting up your turntable is one step up on your to-do list, start here.

The Opus3 is housed in a maple case. After years of experience with Maple from the Heritage and Statement series headphones, Grado decided it was time to bring it to a turntable. Maple produces a lively and rich sound while remaining consistent and clear. Various thermal aging processes give the housing the ability to better dampen and control the resonant frequencies.

Available in 2 versions:

• LOW output cartridge: 1.0mV
• High Output Cartridge: 4.8mV

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The Gold3 uses a four-piece OTL cantilever with a Grado-specific elliptical diamond needle mounted on a brass bushing.

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