Grado Headphones

Grado challenged themselves to make the Hemp headphones sound as fun and distinct as they look. Well, we've always said that Grado loves to experiment. And the small-batch Hemp headphones might just be the company's most ambitious (and fun) creation yet. For the first time, the Brooklyn headphone shop used hemp for their legendary earcups. This machined version of the industrial hemp plant provides a sturdy, wood-like structure that looks sharp. And the material's natural acoustic damping lends some smoothness to Grado's dynamic sound signature. You still get those active, lively mids and articulate highs, but the hemp helps mellow out harsher tones. If you're unfamiliar with the Grado story — or sound — consider these headphones a "gateway" of sorts. For the past seven decades, this family-owned company has been in the same modest factory in Brooklyn. In lesser hands, you might dismiss these headphones as gimmicky — not here! Even when they're pushing the design envelope, Grado takes a measured, old-schoo...