With a Heavy Heart

[Myles B. Astor]

....Joe Grado passed away Friday morning.

Joe was a great friend to oh-so many in the industry. Where would analog and the high-end industry be without his many contributions? Even after retiring, Joe continued to keep his hand in the audio business. You will be dearly missed sir!

Joseph Grado, Founder Of Grado Labs, Passes Away | The Grado Blog

 

[Dpod4]

RIP my first cartridge as a teenager was a Grado MM.

 

[tunes]

Sad news. Myles, thanks for posting the link.
Chris

 

[MDP]

RIP Joe.

Thanks for letting us know Myles.

 

[Douger]

RIP, a great loss indeed!

Thanks for posting this, Myles.

 

[mep]

RIP Joe. You put a smile on many of our faces over the years.

 

[Mike]

RIP Joe.


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[bzr]

....godspeed Joe.

 

[astrotoy]

My first High End cartridge was a Grado Signature 8, IIRC. I think it was $200. It was a big step up from my Shure M97. I think that Joe designed Moving Iron cartridges, rather than Moving Magnet - don't know what the difference it, but they were high output. Probably read about them in TAS. Never got to try his headphones. He made some really major contributions to the field. 90 is a good age.

Larry

 

[blackdog]

His products made a lot of people happy. RIP

 

[stirlingtrayle]

My love for analog and working with phono cartridges began by learning my way around a Signature 3. What a cartridge... A true loss for our industry but my heart goes out to his family and close friends who will miss the man most all. God's speed Joe. Thank you for your mark on the world.


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