Audio Hall of Fame member Joseph Grado started out making phono cartridges on his kitchen table back in 1953 but when the decline of the record player in the 80s started hitting profits, Joseph decided the time was right to bow out gracefully. It was his nephew John, who'd been part of the business since the age of 12, who stepped in to buy the brand name and, spotting a gap in the market he set about working with one of the few remaining employees left, engineer John Chaipis, to develop a prototype headphone design.



Link: UK Gamer