Posted on February 9th, 2015

Our industry has lost a true original; Joe Grado has passed at the age of 90. Joe Grado will always be remembered for inventing the stereo moving coil cartridge and, as a result, will have his place along the industry’s true innovators. Personally, I have happily sold Grado for twenty years and the brand has been part of the Audio Ark family since we began. Joe’s legacy will live on with the current generation of cartridges and headphones. Our thoughts are with the Grado family at this time. Joe, thank you! A lovely tribute has been written by Herb Reichert in Stereophile.