Unlike some pro audio companies, final design choices at Grace Design are made by... LISTENING

Posted by John Marks (M) on August 31, 2015 at 15:49:46

In Reply to: It does - via 1/4" TRS jacks (showing its pro audio heritage). posted by Beef Guinness Cutie Pie on August 31, 2015 at 13:52:04:

The company was founded by musicians.

Grace Design gear is in use by the jam band Phish (64 channels of mic pres); The Metropolitan Opera; Skywalker Sound, and, Steinway & Sons.

Here's a quote from the Grace Design website:

"My Grace Design m920 is the heart of the system I use to evaluate tracks for our Steinway CD label. The m920's sound is both rich and detailed. I love it!"
- Eric Feidner, Steinway & Sons NYC / Executive Producer, Steinway CD

The predecessor to the m920 was Stereophile's Headphone Product of the Year for IIRC 2013.

John Atkinson has measured and commented upon at least two of the m920's predecessors.

And the other poster is right, the rear panel space is maxed out, and most pro users can handle balanced on TRS, while most consumer users are happy with RCAs.

You can ignore me and you can ignore JA and you can ignore the Stereophile writers who voted that award, but Grace Design was started by a former employee of Jeff Rowland's, and you don't get a client list like that by ca-chinging with the bling. Lotsa people make monitor controllers.

You have to deliver the audio goods.

Have an exceptional day!

JM

PS: Grace Design is not the only pro audio company that is a fave of mine. I love ATC passive and active speakers, Audio-Technica pro headphones, custom cables from Markertek, and the sweet little Class-A amp from Lindell.

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Topic - CD Player or DAC recommendations - mike555 08:23:54 08/31/15 (23)

RE: CD Player or DAC recommendations - mike555 11:52:44 09/07/15 (3)

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RE: CD Player or DAC recommendations - Bodhi 17:08:30 09/13/15 (1)

RE: CD Player or DAC recommendations - mike555 09:41:44 09/15/15 (0)

decide if you want to mainly play CDs - Tom Schuman 01:36:15 09/02/15 (0)

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RE: CD Player or DAC recommendations - RGA 15:28:07 08/31/15 (0)

RE: CD Player or DAC recommendations - John Elison 11:54:31 08/31/15 (1)

RE: CD Player or DAC recommendations - flood2 18:48:40 09/13/15 (0)

Grace Design m920 DAC, $1895 from Sweetwater Sound with MBG + Free Shipping - John Marks 09:08:17 08/31/15 (6)

At that price it should have balanced outputs... - John Elison 11:34:55 08/31/15 (5)

It does - via 1/4" TRS jacks (showing its pro audio heritage). - Beef Guinness Cutie Pie 13:52:04 08/31/15 (3)

Unlike some pro audio companies, final design choices at Grace Design are made by... LISTENING - John Marks 15:49:46 08/31/15 (2)

RE: Unlike some pro audio companies, final design choices at Grace Design are made by... LISTENING - Trouser Trout 23:04:49 08/31/15 (1)

I think that the Minimum Phase is by far the best-sounding nt - John Marks 06:53:47 09/01/15 (0)

RE: At that price it should have balanced outputs... - pictureguy 11:47:19 08/31/15 (0)

I got yur dac right here - mbnx01 08:54:27 08/31/15 (3)

RE: I got yur dac right here - mike555 09:11:45 08/31/15 (2)

Yggdrasil - sbrians 12:57:08 09/02/15 (1)

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Unlike some pro audio companies, final design choices at Grace Design are made by... LISTENING - John Marks 15:49:46 08/31/15 (2)

RE: Unlike some pro audio companies, final design choices at Grace Design are made by... LISTENING - Trouser Trout 23:04:49 08/31/15 (1)

I think that the Minimum Phase is by far the best-sounding nt - John Marks 06:53:47 09/01/15 (0)

Unlike some pro audio companies, final design choices at Grace Design are made by... LISTENING

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