Unless you’re plugged into the audio world, the name Grado may have passed you by. That would be a shame because this Brooklyn, NY, family business has been making headphones and turntable cartridges ...

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In some ways, the Grado GW100 headphones are as paradoxical as tech can get. They’re wireless, meaning their purpose is granting untethered portability so you can listen to music out and about free ...

Grado’s first Bluetooth headphone sounds superb, and it’s super-comfortable, but it does not offer ANC or acoustic isolation, so it’s not well-suited for noisy environments. In 1950, Joseph Grado ...

After years of speculation about whether it would ever happen, Grado Labs’ first wireless headphone, the GW100, is finally here. Even if they’re using the same Bluetooth tech used by big box brands ...

Grado is a well-known brand in audiophile circles, and one of the few companies to specialize in open-back headphones. Believe it or not, the GW100 is only their first Bluetooth model. A quick primer: ...

Grado Labs was late to the wireless game. The company knows it, and it has good reasons for not jumping in sooner. "Wireless technology has never been very good, so just like closed-back, we could ...

Tyler Hayes is a product reviewer for Newsweek. He has contributed extensively to WIRED, The New York Times, Fast Company, and others since 2013. He is obsessed with both music and technology, ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. There’s no topping wired audio, but high-end ...

There may be superior-sounding open-back headphones, but you'll be hard-pressed to find anything better than the Grado GW100 that's both wireless and affordable. Recently I checked out ...

During my visit to Brooklyn's Grado Labs last year, CEO John Grado explained why the company hadn't yet made wireless headphones. "I still don't think it will sound as good as the wired stuff," he ...