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alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 reviews of Grado Hemp Headphone. The average rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. Reviewers really like the usability and design. The sound and portability are also appreciated. Comments are divided on the price, and many are less positive about the comfort.
portability, sound, design, usability
comfort
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the Grado Hemp Headphone is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.
Expert review by : Simon Lucas (techradar.com)
Grado's Reference Series Hemp on-ears are no longer limited edition – hurrah!
Open, balanced and entertaining sound ; Creative use of materials ; Helpfully light weight
Unimpressive perceived value ; Not the most comfortable over time ; The cable is not your friend
They may not do much by current headphone standards, and their open-backed design means anyone nearby will hear a good deal of what you're hearing also, but what they do, the Grado Reference Series Hemp do very well indeed.
Expert review by : Hi-Fi Choice (hifichoice.co.uk)
Grado has been using unusual materials in its headphone designs for many years now, so its willingness to experiment with hemp for its latest cans – or ‘hemphone' as it likes to call it – shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. There's some method to...
Expert review by : Trevor Long (eftm.com.au)
The music industry is renowned for being a bit straighty-one-eighty isn't it? So the idea of Hemp being used with Music is foreign to the industry isn't
Stunning as always from Grado, a new construction with hemp gives an edge, a lightweight feel but a classically great sound.