Grado Hem.p, Open-Back Headphones: Limited Edition 2nd Gen Over-Ear Headphone
Housing: he. mp / Maple Wood
Transducer Type: Dynamic
Operating Principle: Open Air
Frequency Response: 13hz-28kHz
SPL 1mW: 98
Normal Impedance: 38 ohms
Driver Matched db: .05 db
Into the Unknown
In our never-ending pursuit to experiment with all types of woods and materials, we had the opportunity to build with hem_p. We weren't sure how these headphone would turn out, but to everyone’s surprise it quickly became a favorite passed around Grado. To be blunt, this is one of the best sounding Limited Editions we've built.
The Sound of Wood.
Built from He .mp
The highly compressed he .mp creates a damping effect between their fibers. This produces a fuller sound, comprised of a noticeable low end and a top end that extends smoothly to its limits. The hem_p may be doing the heavy lifting, but the hem. phone is a joint effort. We built maple into the housing to help balance out the sound, and bring out the sonic properties that we’ve heard maple produce.
Specifically Tuned.
Driver Focused
The Grado drivers built into the hem_p housings had to be specifically tuned for a material we’ve never worked with before. Being paired with maple gave us some foresight, but only through trial-and-error could we get the speakers to sound how we wanted, and bring out the potential of the hem_p.
Signature Sound.
High Expectations
The last seven decades has given us time to perfect our sound, letting the headphones reveal new notes and details in songs heard hundreds of times. The He .mp Headphone is a slow burn, constantly getting better with every listen. As we make sure with every headphone we build our Grado signature sound is ever-present, working in tandem with the hem_p and maple.
With Love.
Hand-Built in Brooklyn
Each He .mp Headphone is hand-built by our team in Brooklyn. Fine rolled for every genre of music, hem_p and maple work together for the first time to bring a new level of vibrancy to our Limited Editions. We started building on a kitchen table in 1953, and every experience since then has led to the creation of The Headphone.
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