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[recstar24]

Gotta give it to him, still rocking the business at 90.


http://joegradosig.com/index.html

[morphsci]

Interesting. I did not realize that Joe had relocated to Rock Hill, SC.

[Dusty Chalk]

Great. I already have a microphone problem, now this. :\

[manaox2]

He has been really cool to talk to at the Charlotte meets, even when he gets to be a bit confusing for me. He is extremely psyched over that microphone.

[Tyll Hertsens]

David Chesky and Tom Jung is high praise, indeed.

[sschell]

Perhaps this has already been linked elsewhere, but I think it deserves a re-posting.

[revolink24]

My favorite of that set:

[HiWire]

I am interested in the HP1000 UpGrado.

[Wmcmanus]

David Chesky and Tom Jung is high praise, indeed.

Bob Ludwig is no slough either.

[recstar24]

I am interested in the HP1000 UpGrado.

I am fearful of the cost. A man on his last days wanting to tweak? Scary combination.

[grawk]

im sceptical about the mic setup compared to something like a soundfield st350 or other b-format mic, or even a good mid-side or blumlien pair. sure, itd be better than "100 mics" but really no one close mics an orchestra.

[GPH]

Oops, wrong thread.

Edited by GPH, 23 June 2011 - 07:32 AM.

[jvlgato]

I am fearful of the cost. A man on his last days wanting to tweak? Scary combination.

Just called him: $1250 for new 'functional parts', including cable and drivers among others.

[morphsci]

Just called him: $1250 for new 'functional parts', including cable and drivers among others.

Seems high, especially if he keeps your "old" drivers.

[jvlgato]

I agree. I was planning to do it, if it was a few hundred dollars. I seem to remember Ryan saying he had his done for a few hundred, and Joe applied some unknown magical substance to the cups, did some other stuff, waved his magic wand, and it seemed to improve things.

I called and said I was interested in the HP1000 upgrade, and he said here's how the upgrade works: they had to be in reasonable condition, you'd mail in your headphones and $1250, and he'd replace functional parts including the drivers and cable. I didn't have time to ask if there was an alternative service in which he'd keep the old drivers in, if they were working fine. But he didn't offer such a service, either.

He said there may be a delay of a few weeks, since his wife was sick with cancer and he had to focus on her care for the next 2 weeks. I said I was sorry to hear that she was sick, and he said, 'c'est la vie, whaddya gonna do? But I need to focus on that for now, so I may not get back to you for a 2-3 weeks.'

[recstar24]

Seems high, especially if he keeps your "old" drivers.

When he replace and upgraded mine when it was still $300 ish he actually includes your old drivers when he ships them back.

[bozebuttons]

I would actually like to know what is actually done to upgrade them other the replacing the parts ,are they differant from the origionals,is it renewing the dampining paste he used in the cups.
I have a spare pair of new HP1 drivers & Hp1 standard cable & 2 sets of flat pads & HP1 buttons I bought from Joe just before he moved from NJ.
Cost at the time was $525.00 & he would have included installation for free,but I bought them for spares if I ever needed them,they are still sitting in the box they where shipped in.
I could turn either my HP2 or HP3 into a HP1 if I wanted as I have all the parts to do it.
And no they are not for Sale.

[deepak]

Gotta give it to him, still rocking the business at 90.


http://joegradosig.com/index.html

I feel the same as you, pretty damn awesome to be doing what you love at that age.

[robm321]

Joe is awesome!

I want the upgrade too, but the price is a bit much. So, I'll just take his attitude about it, "'c'est la vie, whaddya gonna do?", and enjoy the HP-2 the way that it is for the foreseeable future.

[Wmcmanus]

I would actually like to know what is actually done to upgrade them other the replacing the parts ,are they differant from the origionals,is it renewing the dampining paste he used in the cups.
I have a spare pair of new HP1 drivers & Hp1 standard cable & 2 sets of flat pads & HP1 buttons I bought from Joe just before he moved from NJ.
Cost at the time was $525.00 & he would have included installation for free,but I bought them for spares if I ever needed them,they are still sitting in the box they where shipped in.
I could turn either my HP2 or HP3 into a HP1 if I wanted as I have all the parts to do it.
And no they are not for Sale.

Tom, you might want to check that box to make sure that the flat pads, once they start to disintegrate as they invariably will do, are not going to become "glued" to anything in there that you may want to use one day, like the drivers. If spare flats are kept in a sealed plastic baggie, they can last for years and years. But for some reason, they really don't like exposure to air and/or heat...