GRADO UPGRADES PRESTIGE PHONES

Grado, which has been manufacturing headphones at its own wholly-owned facility in Brooklyn, New York, for more than thirty years, having started with phono cartridges more than sixty years ago, has introduced a new range of Prestige Series headphones. In fact, the original Prestige was the first headphone designed by John Grado. This latest Prestige X Series has enhanced drivers, enhanced cable designs and more comfortable headbands.

The drivers in all five models in the Prestige X Series use newly designed voice-coils and diaphragms along with a magnetic circuit that has been revised in such a way as to improve efficiency, reduce distortion and linearise the frequency response. “The result of these changes in the new Prestige series is not only improved audio performance,” says George Poutakidis, of BusiSoft, which distributes Grado in Australia, “but also that all five models are easier to drive across a variety of portable devices.”

Poutakidis says the new cable designs are more durable and more flexible than before. “The 8-conductor (SR125X, SR225X, SR325X) and 4-conductor (SR60X, SR80X) cables now feature super-annealed copper wire to deliver an improved purity of the audio signal,” he said. “Being faithful to the recorded event is and always will be a priority for Grado.”

The re-design of the headbands sees all but one model in the Prestige X Series use a synthetic, headband material which looks and feels like leather, despite being vegan-friendly. The exception in the range is the top-line RS325X model, which has a headband made from real leather.

“Grado believes owning a pair of its headphones is a life-long investment,” said Poutakidis. “This is characterised by the iconic Grado industrial design which follows the mantra of form follows function which is carried further by optimising the sonic performance of form and materials and making sure that spare parts are always available for all of its models.” The five models in the new Grado Prestige X series are the SR60x ($139), SR80x ($179), SR125x ($249), SR225x ($319) and SR325x ($419).

For more information, contact BusiSoft AV on (03) 9810 2900 or at www.busisoft.com.au