Grado Labs
Seven Decades of Family-Owned Audio Craftsmanship: Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1953 by Joseph Grado, Grado Labs is a family-owned audio manufacturer with a remarkable heritage in both analog reproduction and personal audio. Known for pioneering the moving-coil stereo cartridge and later helping establish the high-end dynamic headphone category, Grado has remained true to a hands-on approach to audio engineering. More than seventy years later, the company continues its family tradition from Brooklyn, combining generations of experience with a constant pursuit of more natural and engaging sound.
Made for the Love of Music: From its renowned phono cartridges to its distinctive headphones, Grado places musicality at the heart of every design. Its Prestige, Timbre, and Lineage cartridge series reflect decades of refinement in materials, resonance control, and analog reproduction, while its headphones carry the same philosophy into an intimate listening experience. With careful engineering, hands-on craftsmanship, and an unmistakably independent character, Grado creates products designed not simply to reproduce sound, but to bring listeners closer to the music.